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Firefighters assist with emergency lift through deep snow in Mattoon, Mattoon IL
Medical EmergencyUrgency sparked when responders struggled to move a cot through deep snow to assist a patient in Mattoon.
Audio|Heard on: Coles County Police, Fire, EMS and EMA
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00:29
Transcript:
00:00
Mattoon Fire, Mitchell Dirton needs assistance near North 22nd Street.
00:08
See how clear, 2049.
00:15
Do they just need lift assist or do they need a medic?
00:20
I believe it'll be lift assist, so they're having trouble also getting the cot through snow.
00:28
21 to respond.
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Location mentioned:
N 22nd St, Mattoon, IL 61938
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