A woman falls 40m during a rescue with a helicopter.

A woman falls 40m during rescue with a helicopter.

According to the Tokyo Fire Department, at around 10:00 am on the 13th, in the flat area of ​​Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture, a member of the Tokyo Fire Department rescued a woman in her 70s with a harness, There was an accident where a woman accidentally dropped. The woman was unconscious and was transported to the hospital with cardiopulmonary arrest.

According to the Tokyo Fire Department, the rescue operation was carried out by helicopter air rescue team “Air Hyper Rescue”, and the fall accident occurred at an altitude of about 40 meters.

The Tokyo Fire Department is examining the details.

During this typhoon, the Tokyo Fire Department dispatched a helicopter unit to Fukushima and Nagano prefectures, where many isolated households are considered to be rescued.