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Firefighters rescue construction crane operator after medical emergency

Ottawa Fire Services rope rescue experts lower a litter with a crane operator who suffered a medical emergency Friday morning.at a site on Central Park Drive off of Merivale Road.
Ottawa Fire Services rope rescue experts lower a litter with a crane operator who suffered a medical emergency Friday morning.at a site on Central Park Drive off of Merivale Road. Photo by Ottawa Fire Services /Supplied

Firefighters rescued a crane operator who had a medical emergency at a construction site on Central Park Drive off Merivale Road Friday morning.

Rope rescue technicians went up the crane to assess the patient and raised a litter basket, Ottawa Fire Services said at about 11:30 a.m.

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The patient was “packaged” for a safe descent and brought to the ground, the fire department said.

There was no immediate word on the operator’s condition.