Patient rescued from garbage truck in Portage la Prairie

A person was rescued from a garbage truck in Portage La Prairie early Thursday morning after firefighters say they were accidentally dumped by waste crews.

Little information was available, but a social media post from the local firefighters union said crews were called to the rear of a business on Saskatchewan Avenue E at about 4:40 a.m.

When they arrived, emergency responders and RCMP were assessing a patient from the top of the truck, the union post said. Crews then entered the truck using ladders, safely removing the person using ropes and harnesses.

The patient was treated for minor injuries.