Teen Falls Down Shaft While Taking Pics, Saved By Firefighters

Chicago IL

21 May, 2021

3:01 PM

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CHICAGO — Firefighters rescued a 17-year-old boy who fell between buildings in an Old Town neighborhood while taking photographs early Friday, authorities said. The teenager fell four stories down a shaft between buildings in the 1200 block of North LaSalle Drive about 4 a.m., officials said. Two firefighters used rope rescue system called GripTech to lower themselves down 40 feet to lift the boy from the shaft about 6 a.m., officials said. A fire department spokesman said the boy was up on the roof taking pictures. The teenager was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital.