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Crane operator in medical distress rescued from construction site

A rope rescue of a crane operator at a construction site near Merivale Road and Central Park Drive, Ottawa. Dec. 9, 2022. (Ottawa Fire Services/Twitter) A rope rescue of a crane operator at a construction site near Merivale Road and Central Park Drive, Ottawa. Dec. 9, 2022. (Ottawa Fire Services/Twitter)
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Ottawa firefighters and Ottawa paramedics rescued a crane operator Friday after a medical emergency 100 feet in the air.

The crane is at a construction site in the area of Merivale Road and Central Park Drive. Firefighters were called to aid in a rope rescue just after 11 a.m. because the operator was in medical distress.

Ottawa paramedics said the operator is a 35-year-old woman.

Crews were able to get the her back on the ground safely.

She was taken to the hospital in stable condition.

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