A crane sits in the water at Wepfer Marine Drydock near Memphis, Tennessee. The cause of the incident is under investigation. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Will Parris)
A crane operator was pulled from the water and revived by members of the Coast Guard after his crane tipped and fell into the water at a drydock in Memphis, Tennessee.
The incident occurred at the Wepfer Marine Drydock. Someone from a nearby towing vessel jumped in and found the operator. Then crew members from two Coast Guard ships, the Ouachita and the Obion, used a fire hose to pull the two onto the dock.
The man was resuscitated and monitored by Coast Guard personnel until emergency medical services arrived.
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At Wepfer Marine Drydock, a crane reportedly collapsed into the water with one crane operator. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Will Parris)
The crane operator was taken to a local hospital.
"I couldn't be more proud of how our crew responded," said Chief Petty Officer Will Parris of the Coast Guard Cutter Ouachita, in a statement. "They relied on their training, experience and each other to get the gentleman the care he needed."
