Woman wedged between 2 buildings in Portland, Ore., rescued

Portland Rescue


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Posted: 01/16/2013
Last Updated: 127 days ago

PORTLAND, Ore. - Firefighters in downtown Portland, Ore., cut through a parking garage wall to rescue a woman who somehow got wedged between two buildings.

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Crews were called about 4 a.m. Wednesday after a passer-by heard a scream, and the woman was found in a tight space at the Gretchen Kafoury Commons.

KGW reports firefighters first tried a rope rescue then decided to cut through a concrete block wall to free her.

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