

PARRISH, FL — Firefighters rescued a surveyor who got stuck in a muddy drainage ditch up to his waist in Parrish earlier this month, fire officials said.
The North River Fire District was called to an area of Erie Road on Aug. 17 to help the man, who was stuck waist deep and couldn’t be pulled out because of the suction around his lower body.
“Recognizing that this was more than just a normal simple incident it was upgraded to a large-scale event” and other agencies were called in to help, NRFD wrote in a Facebook post.
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The Bradenton Fire Department’s Technical Rescue Team, Parrish Fire District, Manatee County Emergency Management, Manatee County Utilities Department and Manatee County Emergency Medical Services also helped with the rescue.
Twenty-seven first responders and 11 emergency response vehicles were at the scene.
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The rescue required “specialized rescue efforts,” the Bradenton Fire Department wrote in a Facebook post. The agency sent a specialized truck and trailer carrying trench rescue equipment.
It took one hour and 21 minutes from the time of the 911 call to remove the surveyor from the mud, North River said. He was checked out by EMS at the scene and had no serious injuries.
“These types of calls are low frequency calls but highly technical and involved. For a call that requires so much equipment and trained individuals it’s great to have these first responders covering our fire district and county,” NRFD said. “While this incident seems a simple operation, the safety requirements, resources, and continuous training required was shown by the quick response and positive results of this incident.”
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