Firefighters rescue an injured motorcycle rider who needed help in Ohio
@Deepizzaguy (123886)
Lake Charles, Louisiana
August 3, 2026 2:13pm CST
Green Township firefighters and first responders answered an emergency call on Thursday July 16 when a male motorcyclist who lost control of his motorcycle on Raft Road which is below interstate 74 and fell down 10 feet and landed on a creek.
Firefighter and paramedic Landon Brent was the first responder who went to take of the injured motorcyclist who admitted that he lost control of his motorcycle while driving on the road.
Four other first responders went down to the creek to assist the injured motorcyclist who had a collapsed lung and was in pain after crashing into the rocks and concrete and he could not move.
The five first responders were able to place the injured motorcyclist on a backboard and get a helicopter to a local hospital to be treated for injuries that he suffered in the accident.
The motorcyclist is expected to survive. Recovery time will be a long road though.
Link is wlwt.com/article/body/-c...
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@Ineeddentures (41013)
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7h
Lucky he is still alive.
I hope he had all the correct gear on
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@Deepizzaguy (123886)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
4h
I hope so as well wearing helmets save lives.
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@Ineeddentures (41013)
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3h
@Deepizzaguy
Aye
Wearing armoured trousers and jackets saves bones and internal organs
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@Deepizzaguy (123886)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
4h
I doubt that the accident will change his view of driving motorcycles.
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@Deepizzaguy (123886)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
9m
@AmbiePam If I were in his shoes, I would not ride a motorcycle again.
@RasmaSandra (99580)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
5h
Glad they were able to help him Always though motorcycles dangerous and have never ridden one,
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