Loudoun County Government: Two Adolescents Rescued From A Storm Water Pipe

Ashburn VA

10 November, 2021

5:14 PM

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Press release from the Loudoun County Government: November 10, 2021 At approximately 2:30 p.m., on Tuesday, November 9, 2021, the Loudoun County Emergency Communications Center (ECC) received a call from the 42000 block of Victory Lane reporting a child stuck in a storm water pipe. LCFR units from Leesburg and command staff were dispatched to the incident. The first arriving personnel found two adolescents trapped in a 16-inch storm water pipe. Although the trapped patients were located out of sight of first responders, it was quickly determined both were conscious and alert but unable to escape from the pipe. Specialized resources to support confined space rescue operations were requested, bringing additional units from Kincora, Fairfax County, as well as LCFR's Hazardous Materials Response team from Dulles South. Firefighters initially attempted to verbally guide and support the patients in removing themselves but were unsuccessful. After losing verbal contact with the trapped adolescents, LCFR personnel initiated a rapid confined space rescue by deploying a single rescuer with back-up rescuers in place to make contact with the two patients and physically remove them. The two patients were removed at 3:20 p.m. and 3:25 p.m. Following their rescue each were evaluated by advance life support providers on scene and then transported to a local emergency department for further evaluation. ### This press release was produced by the Loudoun County Government. The views expressed here are the author's own.