Crews Rescue Elderly Man From Hillside

September 5, 2022 4:13 am

PITTSBURGH (WPXI) — Pittsburgh emergency crews came together Sunday morning to rescue an elderly man from a hillside in South Side Slopes. Pittsburgh Public Safety said that around 7:40 a.m., police, fire and EMS crews responded to the 3000 block of Oakley Way for reports of an older man who had fallen down a hillside. He was also reported missing overnight. EMS Rescue and Fire performed a rope rescue where they rappelled down the rock wall to get the man to safety on the ground. The man was taken to the hospital in stable condition.