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Saturday, September 07, 2013
Responders Forced To Improvise When 600-lb Man Falls On Beach
Although an ability to improvise is common to most emergency service personnel, the unique conditions and diverse population of the resort continue to make Ocean City a challenge for even the quickest of wits.
One such scenario was at the end of August when a man weighing nearly 600 pounds was helped off the beach by a multitude of city staff and gear.
“This was the largest person I’ve seen, in-person,” said Ocean City Beach Patrol Lt. Ward Kovacs, who responded to the scene on the evening of Monday, Aug. 19. “The man’s friend, who was trying to help him, informed us that he weighed 590 pounds.”
The beach patrol, as well as the Ocean City Police Department and the Ocean City Fire Department, responded to a call of a man who had fallen on the beach and was unable to stand.
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14 comments:
Beached Whale! What? Someone had to say it.
Very interesting.
So sad.
The other blogger???
they should have left him there until he loses a few pounds
Not sad, disgusting!
Just dont smoke on the beach...... that dam second hand smoke...why even bother going to OC.were FUN IS NO LONGER PERMITTED
How did tubs get out on the beach?
He hurt his foot. They should have called a toe truck.
There is no need for anyone to be that obese. The Town of OC should charge him for the service provided. Time, manpower and equipment should be charged. Maybe that would be incentive for the land whale to cut back on what he/she eats.
Is "jammed up" medical terminology? Very professional OCFD.
Hey 3:51 then why was tons o' fun allowed on the beach?
It's oc's fault 10:33. To much ice cream, fries, and pizza, being sold in that town.
There are other ambulance services that have the capabilities of handling these patients. Try one of the private ambulance services like Lifestar or Hart to Heart. They have the services, why doesn't OC?
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