A woman was stuck underground for
three hours after falling into a septic tank behind a home in Mullica
Township, New Jersey Thursday, authorities said.
The
57-year-old woman fell about 10 feet into the sewage tank in the yard
of a home along Nesco Road, authorities said. The opening is 30 inches
in diameter.
Firefighters
were called in from Atlantic City — some 30 miles away — to assist in
the prolonged rescue. They used a ladder truck to lift the woman from
the tank on a backboard.
Officials
said the woman was injured in the fall. The severity of her injuries
is not immediately known, but she was flown to an area hospital by
medical helicopter.
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Today's date at 2:40pm, officers were summoned to the 3600 block of
Nesco Road in the Nesco section of Mullica Twp for a call of a person
that fell into a hole in the rear yard of a home. Officers arrived and
found 57 year old Tami Camp conscious and alert complaining of severe
back pain in the bottom of an old abandoned septic tank approximately 10
feet underground.
It was quickly determined that this incident was a confined space rescue event. Atlanticare E.M.S. along with the Elwood, Nesco and Hammonton Fire Departments responded. The Atlantic City Fire Department's Confined Space Rescue Team responded as well. Utilizing the Hammonton Fire Department's Tower Ladder Truck, the Atlantic City Fire Department conducted a rescue utilizing a system of ropes and braces to remove the patient safely. The patient was then airlifted to Atlanticare Hospital from a medivac helicopter which landed at the scene of the event. A Mullica Twp. police officer and then an Atlanticare EMS worker entered the the hole utilizing a ladder to provide care prior to Atlantic City Fire Departments arrival.
It is believed that the victim fell through a rotted cover of the abandoned septic tank around 2:00pm. It took approximately 30 minutes for her son to hear her screams for help. Her son went to a neighbor's house to call 911. It is estimated that she was in the hole for approximately 2 1/2 hours before being removed.
The Mullica Township Police Department would like to thank all that were involved in this rescue. The event required a great deal of technical skill and patience to remove the victim safely.
It was quickly determined that this incident was a confined space rescue event. Atlanticare E.M.S. along with the Elwood, Nesco and Hammonton Fire Departments responded. The Atlantic City Fire Department's Confined Space Rescue Team responded as well. Utilizing the Hammonton Fire Department's Tower Ladder Truck, the Atlantic City Fire Department conducted a rescue utilizing a system of ropes and braces to remove the patient safely. The patient was then airlifted to Atlanticare Hospital from a medivac helicopter which landed at the scene of the event. A Mullica Twp. police officer and then an Atlanticare EMS worker entered the the hole utilizing a ladder to provide care prior to Atlantic City Fire Departments arrival.
It is believed that the victim fell through a rotted cover of the abandoned septic tank around 2:00pm. It took approximately 30 minutes for her son to hear her screams for help. Her son went to a neighbor's house to call 911. It is estimated that she was in the hole for approximately 2 1/2 hours before being removed.
The Mullica Township Police Department would like to thank all that were involved in this rescue. The event required a great deal of technical skill and patience to remove the victim safely.
2 comments:
What a nightmare!
Hope she is doing well now
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