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NORFOLK, Va. — Suffolk Fire and Rescue responded to the 5900 Block of Indian Trail Saturday just before 10 a.m. for a technical rescue, the department said.
When first responders arrived, they found a man pinned under an excavator half a mile off the roadway, the department said.
SFR said it used special equipment and techniques to lift the excavator off of the man's legs while he received Advanced Life Support care from paramedics.
SFR freed the man by 10:24 a.m., and he was taken the hospital with serious injuries.
SFR responded to a technical rescue on Indian Trail this morning. The adult male patient was pinned by an overturned excavator. He sustained serious injuries and was transported to a trauma center by ambulance. pic.twitter.com/pL7vGOOFL6
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