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Police officers turn belts into makeshift hoist to rescue a man hanging on to side of a quarry

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Quick-thinking police officers turn their belts into a makeshift hoist to rescue a man hanging onto the side of a quarry above a 50ft drop A man became stranded in a disused cement quarry in Northfleet, Kent A team of police officers tied their belts together to hoist him up the cliff They then found … Read more

Firefighters use aerial ladder to hoist ‘obese’ patient with suspected coronavirus

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London firefighters in gasmasks use crane to hoist obese patient with suspected coronavirus out of second floor window to be treated by paramedics in hazmats on the ground Rescue workers seen carrying patient through a window using an aerial ladder  Wore rescue masks fitted with air filters and decontaminated equipment after All three emergency services … Read more