By Ryan Mancini
masslive.com
BOSTON — A sailor assigned to the USS Constitution was hospitalized on Thursday after falling 20 feet, officials said Friday.
At around 6 p.m. on Thursday, the sailor was cleaning the ship during routine operations after he fell one deck, the USS Constitution Public Affairs Office said in a statement.
Boston Fire Department Deputy Chief Steven Shaffer told Channel 7 that the 19-year-old sailor broke his ankle and suffered other injuries. Boston firefighters said they had difficulty moving the sailor because he was found in a tight area of the ship, Boston 25 News reported. He was carried out by a technical rescue team on a stretcher.
“The initial company that came was having trouble getting down there,” Shaffer told Channel 7. “There are narrow stairways down there and it was aggravating his injuries, so they called for a technical rescue.”
The sailor was awake and spoke with first responders during the rescue, Channel 7 reported.
The public affairs office said the sailor, whose name has not been released, received a minor head injury and was taken to Boston Massachusetts General Hospital.
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