EHS, Halifax Fire responding to medical emergency on cargo ship
Posted Jun 21, 2019 11:04:00 AM.
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Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency Services is downtown on Marginal Road at the scene of a medical emergency.
Division Commander Lloyd Currie telling NEWS 95.7 a call came in shortly after 7:30 about an individual on a container ship requiring medical assistance.
HRM spokesperson Brendan Elliott was able to provide further details, saying emergency services were called to a cargo ship on Pier 27 for reports of a person in cardiac arrest.
He says there were some challenges involved in how to assist, as the patient was on the third level above the main deck, so about 50-60 feet off the ground.
Currie confirmed a ladder truck is on scene helping get the person off the ship and to medical care, while Elliott says EHS is taking the lead with assistance from Halifax Fire.
