Man rescued from lower decks of Battleship New Jersey after fall

Tuesday, February 20, 2024
CAMDEN, New Jersey (WPVI) -- Emergency crews responded to the Battleship New Jersey on Tuesday morning after reports of a person in need of rescue.

According to the Camden Fire Department, officials received a call at about 10 a.m. referencing a person in need of rescue in a confined space on one of the lower decks of the ship.
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Officials said the 70-year-old man who fell was a volunteer who fell a few feet and hit his head.
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Rescuers were called in to help pull the man out of the tight space.

The man was conscious and alert when he was taken to the hospital for treatment.
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