NORTH WILDWOOD – Members of the North Wildwood Fire Department were dispatched for a fall victim in the area of the seawall June 7.
According to a release, a mutual aid ambulance was requested due to Ambulance 2 being committed on a different incident. Upon arrival crews located the injured victim on the rocks. The assignment was then upgraded to a low-angle rescue, and Wildwood Fire Department Squad 3 was added.
Crews were able to safely lift the patient up and over the seawall by utilizing the integrated rope system on the aerial. The patient was transported to a nearby hospital.
During this incident, Wildwood Fire Department Deputy 3 and Ambulance 4 (Wildwood Crest) handled a separate emergency medical services (EMS) call on the south side of town due to companies being committed.
