The Campbell River Fire DepartmentB次元官网网址檚 high angle rescue crew responded to a call on a container ship docked near the city on Monday.

At 8:22 a.m. on Jan. 17, the crew was dispatched for a technical high angle rescue on board MV Thebe, a bulk carrier that was docked at the Nyrstar loading dock at the Tyee Spit in Campbell River.

Aboard the 153 metre cargo ship was a loading chute that had collapsed, trapping one person 30 feet down inside the hold of the ship, chief Thomas Doherty told the Mirror.

B次元官网网址淲e were able to make contact with the individual who was able to traverse down the collapsed portion to a platform,B次元官网网址� Doherty said. B次元官网网址淥nce we completed lockout procedures for the loading chute, our team was able to reach the individual from within the ships hold and rescue him from the platform he was on.B次元官网网址�

The person was brought safely to shore by the crew, where he was taken by ambulance to hospital with minor injuries.

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