Sarasota County Emergency Services
Firefighters in Florida used their “quick thinking and intricate training” to utilize a construction crane when rescuing a worker from the 17th floor of a building under construction, officials said.
Sarasota County Emergency Services shared a video of the rescue, which took place Monday on the 600 block of Quay Commons. The agency said the Sarasota County Fire Department Special Operations team’s quick thinking and intricate training helped them utilize a crane on site to bring a patient safely to the ground from the 17th floor of a building under construction.
The video shows the crane slowly lowering a firefighter and a rescue basket holding the patient. Once on the ground, crews transported the worker to the hospital for additional care…