Crime & Safety
Worker Rescued From Side Of Sarasota Building
Emergency crews have rescued a construction worker from the 17th floor of a Tamiami Trail building.
SARASOTA, FL — A construction worker left dangling outside the 17th floor of a North Tamiami Trail building Sunday morning has been successfully rescued. Sarasota County Emergency Services made the announcement around 12:20 p.m. June 11.
Few details about the accident are available at this time. The Sarasota Police Department said its officers were assisting with traffic control in the area of 1 N. Tamiami Trail as rescuers devised a way to save the worker. Authorities say motorists may want to avoid the area for a while as emergency crews remained on scene.
A photograph released from the scene showed scaffolding dangling from a building under construction.
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Patient has been rescued from side of building. pic.twitter.com/ehNTfjbp2z
— SCG Emergency Svcs (@scgovEOC) June 11, 2017
SCFD is currently working to rescue a patient dangling on the side of a building under construction downtown, 1 Tamiami Trl. pic.twitter.com/LrfAy2IiLd
— SCG Emergency Svcs (@scgovEOC) June 11, 2017
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Photo courtesy of the Sarasota Police Department
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