Chinese disaster relief team called in to rescue 200kg man who slipped in shower
Emergency services turn to Blue Sky Rescue volunteers after being unable to move injured man from his third-floor flat
Specialist disaster relief volunteers in eastern China needed ropes and a reinforced stretcher to rescue a 200kg (440 pound) man after he fell over in the shower and injured himself, local media reported.
Paramedics and police were the first to arrive at the man’s third-floor flat in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, according to a report by local television station Jiangsu Broadcasting Corp.
They decided that the man, who was not named, needed hospital treatment for his injuries, but because of his size were unable to lift him, so called for backup from the local fire service.
Unfortunately, when the firefighters arrived, they too found they were unable to move the injured man, so they turned to Blue Sky Rescue, China’s largest non-profit search-and-rescue organisation, local newspaper Yangzi Wanbao reported.
With more than 30,000 volunteers nationwide and experience of helping out in the aftermath of many natural disasters, including the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, the group was unfazed by the situation.