BOSTON (WHDH) - A sailor was rescued after he fell roughly 20 feet aboard the USS Constitution on Thursday, officials said.
The incident happened late Thursday afternoon, with SKY7-HD capturing video of crews carrying the injured sailor off the Constitution on a stretcher.
Boston Fire Department Deputy Chief Steven Shaffer said the 19-year-old sailor broke his ankle and suffered other injuries.
Shaffer also said the dimensions of the 226-year-old battleship made the rescue on the third level deck difficult, forcing first responders to bring in specially trained crews.
“The initial company that came was having trouble getting down there,” he said. “There are narrow stairways down there and it was aggravating his injuries, so they called for a technical rescue.”
The sailor was brought up from below deck and transferred into an ambulance, where officials said he was awake, talking to first responders and in stable condition.
In addition to his ankle injury, a spokesperson from USS Constitution Public Affairs Office said the sailor was taken to Mass. General Hospital in Boston with a minor head injury.
Crews were seen wrapping up their presence on scene near the Constitution around 7 p.m.
According to the Naval Safety Command Manual, this appears to be an incident that would warrant an investigation.
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