I just read the article called "To Save a Life, a Tug of War With the Earth," by Mark Santora and Matt Flegenheimer. It is about a group of heroic New York City firefighters who rescued a construction worker who fell into a gaping hole while building a new subway line. After he fell, he wasn't able to get out. He was stuck there for many hours while the firefighters and other construction workers dug him out.
The man was waist-deep in muck about 100 feet below the streets. It took a backhoe, a lot of firefighters, a lot of rope, and a giant griphoist machine to remove the man from the ground.
" 'It was a hell hole,' said Lt. Rafael Goyenechea, a paramedic who quickly reached the worker and stayed by his side for more than four hours. 'I was definitely worried throughout about possible drowning.' "
I think that it's really good that they were able to get the construction worker out of the hole. It was also great that nobody was hurt throughout the process.
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