Injured roofer rescued from parking garage roof in Pirmasens
Translated from German and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- Firefighters rescued a roofer from the roof of a parking garage in Pirmasens after he injured himself while working.
- The man apparently broke his ankle and could not climb down the scaffolding without assistance.
- Emergency services initially received an incorrect report that he had fallen and become trapped in the scaffolding.
A roofer who injured himself on a parking garage roof in Pirmasens had to be brought down by firefighters after he could no longer descend the scaffolding alone.
The man twisted his foot while working on the roof on Monday, police said. He apparently broke his ankle and needed help getting back to the ground.
The emergency control center initially received a report that the roofer had fallen and was hanging in the scaffolding. That information later proved incorrect.
Firefighters used an aerial ladder to guide him safely down and handed him over to emergency medical services.
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Originally published by Die Zeit in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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