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Nebraska Man Rescued After Falling Down Embankment

Lincoln Fire DptLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Lincoln first responders have completed an hour-long rescue of a man who fell 30 feet down an embankment.

The man and a friend were walking along the embankment Sunday afternoon prior to the fall.

Lincoln Fire and Rescue got the man over some broken concrete and into a rescue basket. He was then hoisted up the sloped embankment with a pulley.

Authorities say the man suffered no visible injuries.

Fire Capt. Jim Bopp says the department performs about three or four similar rescues per year.

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