Connecticut Man Trapped in Mall Escalator Rescued

Firefighters used hydraulic tools to extricate a man whose feet had become stuck in an escalator inside a department store at a mall in Waterford, Connecticut, on May 11, EMS1 is among outlets to report. The man was taken by ambulance to a local hospital once freed, according to Michael Howley, Waterford’s director of fire services. Rescuers used a hydraulic Rabbit Tool and a battery-operated Spreader, known as “the Jaws of Life,” to free the man in approximately 10 min. Howley said he could not comment on the extent of the man’s injuries.