Firefighters rescue a truck driver whose tractor-trailer was nearly blown off a bridge in Chesapeake, leaving his cab dangling 70 feet over a river, according to a press release.
Chesapeake firefighter Justin Beazley, a member of the technical rescue team, rappels off the side of the I-64 Highrise Bridge to rescue the driver of a tractor-trailer that jackknifed, hanging 70 feet over the Elizabeth River. pic.twitter.com/6hZhOVJHep
— Chesapeake Fire Dept (@ChesapeakeFire) April 13, 2020
A large wind gust caused the driver, Wayne B. Boone, to lose control Monday morning, Virginia State Police Sgt. Michelle Anaya told news outlets. He had to be pulled from his cab, which was dangling off the side of Interstate 64′s High Rise bridge over the Elizabeth River, the Chesapeake Fire Department said in a Twitter post.
Firefighters used a series of complex rope maneuvers to reach the driver and pull him to safety as severe thunderstorms rolled through the area. A fire department said Boone was taken to a hospital and treated for non-life threatening injuries.
The Norfolk Fire Department and Virginia Beach Fire Department were called in to assist in the rescue.
