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Eugene Springfield Fire personnel removed a man from a crevice along the Willamette River near the University of Oregon in Eugene on Sunday, Jan. 18.
According to a press release from the fire department, crews received a call for a possible cardiac arrest in the area of 2000 Garden Ave. at about 12 p.m. Bystanders walking along a Willamette River diversion had called 911 after noticing a person 10 to 15 feet down a crevice.
First responders found an unresponsive person pinned between a concrete diversion wall and large quarry stone, according to the fire department. A total of 20 personnel responded and used speciality equipment to rescue the man.
The fire department said it took about an hour to remove the man and transport him to PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center RiverBend, where he was taken in critical condition with a body temperature of 76 degrees. The fire department described him as being in his mid-30s.
“If not for these attentive bystanders, the victim would not have survived much longer,” the press release stated.
When asked if there was an update on the rescued man, Janel Klews, a spokesperson for Eugene Springfield Fire, said the department does not release patient information. She said she did not know how the man got in the crevice.
