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Seattle Firefighters Rescue Man From Theater Rafters

A man was rescued Wednesday after suffering a medical emergency while in the rafters above the stage, according to Seattle Fire.

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Seattle firefighters lowered a patient to safety using a stokes basket after he had a medical event in the rafters of 5th Avenue Theatre.
Seattle firefighters lowered a patient to safety using a stokes basket after he had a medical event in the rafters of 5th Avenue Theatre. (Seattle Fre Department)

SEATTLE — Seattle fire crews worked quickly Wednesday morning to rescue a man from the rafters of the 5th Avenue Theatre. Firefighters were dispatched on a rope rescue response a few minutes before 11:30 a.m. on reports that a man suffered a medical emergency above the theater stage.

Crews were able to reach the patient within a few minutes and lowered him using a stokes basket to medics waiting on the stage below. After a preliminary evaluation at the scene, medics rushed the man to Harborview Medical Center in serious condition.


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