Watch: Construction workers rescued after falling 60 feet into empty water tower
TAHOLAH, Wash. – Four construction workers were rescued on Tuesday after they fell 60 feet through the roof of a large, empty water tower under construction in western Washington and were left unable to walk.
Two rescue swimmers were first deployed via U.S. Coast Guard helicopter into the water tank near Taholah, along the Washington coast. They then used a rescue basket to hoist the injured men into the aircraft one at a time.
Video from the USCG shows rescue crews hoisting one of the men into a helicopter as he laid on a stretcher.
All four men were transported to medics on the scene, who then flew the injured by medical helicopter to a local hospital.
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