Crews rescue victim who was ‘buried up to shoulders’ in Pawleys Island ditch
Rescue crews saved a person “buried up to (the) shoulders in the Pawleys Island area.
Firefighters went to 67 R.B. Thompson Way around 10:30 a.m. Thursday for a report of a person trapped in a ditch. The victim was conscious and was nearly buried, according to Midway Fire Rescue.
It took crews a little more than an hour to rescue the victim. The person was taken to the hospital.
Nearby Martin Luther King Boulevard was blocked and first-responders asked people to avoid the area.
This story was originally published August 13, 2020 at 11:21 AM.
Alex Lang
The Sun News