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Firefighters Bring Injured Female Contractor Down from Masuk's Roof

A woman was shoveling the high school roof for a contracting company when her back went out Wednesday afternoon

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Firefighter Bill Davin said a woman was shoveling snow off the Masuk High School roof Wednesday afternoon when her back went out and she couldn't move.

Firefighters and Monroe Volunteer Emergency Medical Service personnel were called to the scene at around 2:30 p.m.

"We brought a ladder truck, but we didn't end up needing it," Davin said. "Using a Stokes basket, we were able to bring her down with an extension ladder."

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EMS volunteers waiting down below gave medical treatment to the contractor, who Davin estimates is in her late 50s to early 60s. He said the incident lasted for 15 to 20 minutes.

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