Man Rescued After Fall in Excavation Site at Vienna's Michaelerplatz

According to Anna Gutt, the spokesperson for the State Police Directorate, a 37-year-old man presumably fell over the railing of the historical excavation site around 6:00 PM. Witnesses then called the police emergency number. Subsequently, the man was rescued by the Vienna professional fire brigade.

Fall into Excavation Site at Vienna's Michaelerplatz: Man was "Visibly Intoxicated"

"Initially, a colleague rappelled down to the injured person and attended to him," reported fire brigade spokesperson Lukas Schauer. Then the man was lifted from the several meters deep shaft by a high-altitude rescuer using a turntable ladder and a pulley system: "He was handed over to the emergency medical service." According to the police, the 37-year-old, who presumably does not have a permanent residence in Vienna, sustained moderate injuries. The shoulder area, in particular, was severely affected. How exactly the accident occurred is the subject of investigations. "He was visibly intoxicated," noted the police spokesperson. The Romanian was in hospital treatment by Saturday noon. Due to the rescue operation, there were temporary road closures in the area of Herrengasse and Schauflergasse.

(APA/Red)

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