TAHOLAH, Wash. — Four construction workers were rescued after they fell approximately 60 feet into an under-construction water tank when the scaffolding collapsed underneath them.
According to Grays Harbor Fire District 2, the multi-agency response began just before 2:30 p.m.
The Hoquiam Fire Department reported that a Coast Guard helicopter extricated all four patients and got them to medical care.
The U.S. Coast Guard released a new video of the rescue on Wednesday afternoon, adding that all four men were “non-ambulatory,” which means they weren’t able to walk on their own. They were all life-flighted to the hospital.
USCG air crews successfully hoisted the 4 men, one-by-one, and transported them to awaiting EMS where they were life-flighted to the hospital. Find the full press release here: https://t.co/QQccFkPYxT pic.twitter.com/YmEngjLmJO
— USCGPacificNorthwest (@USCGPacificNW) May 14, 2025
Multiple EMS, fire, and law enforcement agencies responded to assist in the rescue, including Hoquiam Fire, Quinault Fire, Aberdeen Fire, Thurston County Special Operations, Grays Harbor County Special Operations, Grays Harbor Fire District 2, East Grays Harbor Fire and Rescue, Grays Harbor Fire District 7, Grays Harbor Fire District 8, Olympic Ambulance, the Roger Saux Clinic, and the Coast Guard.
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