CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Coral Gables firefighters rescued a man Monday who suffered a medical episode after getting trapped on a building’s elevator, first responders confirmed.
According to Lt. Ishmael Roig, the incident occurred around 5:30 p.m. at 2950 Coconut Grove Drive.
Roig said the elevator car had gotten stuck in the blind shaft.
He said firefighters were able to communicate with the man who was trapped inside, and he reported that he was experiencing a medical emergency.
“In response, the Coral Gables Fire Department Technical Rescue Team initiated a specialized rescue operation,” Roig said in an email to Local 10 News Tuesday. “Utilizing advanced technical rescue equipment and techniques, a rescue technician was safely lowered into the shaft to access the patient.”
Roig said the man was then safely removed from the elevator and was “transferred to Coral Gables Fire Department paramedics for medical evaluation and treatment.”
Further details about the medical issue the man was experiencing were not released.
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