Man Hung Up on Ladderin North Merrick

On the afternoon of April 18, 2023, the North Merrick Fire Department was dispatched to Elliot Place off Merrick Avenue for a male who fell from a ladderand was hanging upside down approximately 15 feet off the ground. Members of the North Merrick Fire Department, along with officers from the Nassau County Police Department’s First Precinct and ESU worked togetherto access, secure and lowerthe victim safely. The victim sustained injuries to his hands and abdominal area aftercoming in contact with a secondary wire. He was packaged and transported to an area hospital by Bellmore-Merrick EMS.

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