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Construction worker with heat-related illness rescued from crane in Downtown Austin

AFD said crews removed the worker from a crane scaffold about six stories high at a construction site.

AUSTIN, Texas — A construction worker was rescued from a crane scaffold in Downtown Austin on Sunday afternoon after experiencing heat-related issues.

Austin-Travis County EMS said medics and Austin Fire Department crews responded to 80 Red River St. around 3:45 p.m. after reports of a worker experiencing a heat-related illness.

AFD said crews removed the worker from a crane scaffold about six stories high at a construction site in the Rainey Street District.

Medics used a rope system to move the worker off the crane. The worker was taken to Dell Seton Medical Center with non-life-threatening complaints.

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