Green Bay firefighters rescue person trapped chest-deep in sand

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - Firefighters rescued a person trapped chest-deep in sand and machinery Wednesday afternoon on Green Bay’s northwest side.

Crews with the Green Bay Metro Fire Department were called around 2:20 p.m. to the 1500 block of Atkinson Drive. Due to the complexity of the entrapment, officials upgraded the response to a technical rescue box alarm, calling in the department’s Urban Search and Rescue team along with 13 emergency vehicles.

After about 30 minutes of rescue efforts, crews freed the individual, who was taken to a local hospital for evaluation and treatment.

One firefighter was hurt during the rescue and was treated and released at the scene.

Multiple agencies assisted during the incident, including the Howard Fire Department Technical Rescue team, Green Bay Police Department, Green Bay Department of Public Works, and Brown County Public Safety Communications.