Firefighters free woman pinned by large stone
By Elizabeth Klinge
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INDEPENDENCE, Iowa (KWWL) — A woman was rescued after a large rock shifted and pinned her legs on Overland Boulevard Monday.
The Independence Fire Department was called to the 3000 block of Overland Boulevard around 3:03 p.m. after reports of someone trapped by a falling rock. Crews arrived to find a massive stone had shifted and spun, trapping the woman’s legs underneath.
Firefighters used specialized rescue equipment to free her. She was then flown by Air Care Helicopter to a regional trauma center for treatment.
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