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Seattle firefighters rescue 50-year-old man from excavation ditch

SEATTLE — The Seattle Fire Department said it got reports that a person fell into a trench at a construction site in the 1100 block of 12th Avenue around 10 a.m. Saturday.

The victim was a 50-year-old man who was slightly hurt but in stable condition.

Once firefighters found the man they “extricated the patient from the excavation site.”

Paramedics then took him to a hospital for more care.

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