CHENEY, Wash. — A 21-year-old man remains in critical condition after emergency responders rescued him from the top of a grain silo in Cheney early Friday morning.
The Cheney Fire Department received a medical emergency call at 12:25 a.m. for a man who had fallen in the area of G Street and 1st Street. When crews arrived, they discovered the victim on top of a grain silo, prompting officials to upgrade the response to a high angle technical rescue operation.
Emergency responders medically stabilized the man and used a specialized rope rescue system to safely lower him to the ground, according to the Cheney Fire Department.
After the rescue, the patient was airlifted by a Life Flight helicopter to a regional trauma center where he remains in critical condition.
Authorities have not released details about how the man ended up on the grain silo or the circumstances that led to his fall.
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