LB Firefighters Safely Rescue Injured Man, Was Trimming Bushes Along ELB Flood Control Channel When He Fell Approx 20 Ft. Landing On Hard Concrete; He's Transported In Serious Condition

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LBFD Public Information Officer Matt Dobberpuhl says LBFD got the call about 2 p.m. today (Mar. 3) and firefighters found a 22 year old man had been trimming bushes behind a home and leaned against fencing that allegedly gave way...and fell about 20 feet into the concrete-lined flood control channel.

LBFD used ladders to lower a Stokes basket into the channel, assessed the injured man's condition and safely lifted him up and out of the channel. He was transported to a local hospital and was in serious condition at that time, LBFD PIO Dobberpuhl says.

Among the LB Firefighters we recognized on scene handling the rescue: Bill Ardizzone and Wayne Chaney (at left in photo below)

LBFD says in a release that the cause of the accident is currently under investigation.

LBPD blocked off westbound Carson St. traffic at Bellflower Blvd. while firefighters handled the task.