Trapped sewer worker rescued by Louisville crews after nearly 25-foot fall

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (FOX 56) — Crews in Louisville helped rescue a Metropolitan Sewer District (MSD) worker who was trapped in a well in East Louisville on Thursday morning.

Anchorage Middletown Fire and EMS posted on Facebook that just after 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, rescue units were dispatched to the 11000 block of Cox Avenue to a report of a person trapped in a well.

Crews reportedly got to the scene in four minutes, where they found a sanitation truck driver who called 911 about the fallen MSD worker.

The woman had fallen 20 to 25 feet, but crews said she was still conscious and alert when they found her.

Using a “pick-off” system, supported by a tripod rescue device, rescue team members were able to put her in a harness and lift her to safety 25 minutes later.

The victim was treated at the scene by emergency personnel before being taken to the University of Louisville Hospital for observation. Crews wrote on Facebook that she seemed unharmed.

“Excellent work by Rescue 33 and all responding units, their constant training for these types of incidents, and their swift execution in managing this incident made for a successful outcome,” Anchorage Middletown Fire and EMS wrote.