Firefighters rescued a man found unresponsive and trapped between two buildings near 12th and Madison Thursday morning.
Seattle Fire Department rescue crews were called to the scene at Trace Lofts North just after 9 AM, where the male patient was found unresponsive in a narrow area about five-foot across, according to a SFD spokesperson.
A technical rescue team was able to lift the man out using a rope system, then navigated him through a first floor unit window. The patient was alert following the rescue and did not appear to have any significant injuries from a fall.
Medics determined the man suffered from a seizure, but were unclear why he was between the two buildings, the SFD spokesperson said.
Complicated rope rescue at 12 Av & E Madison St. complete. Medics transport 1male pt. to HMC. pic.twitter.com/njw5Af9FjY
— Seattle Fire Dept (@SeattleFire) September 10, 2015
This is the space where the man was trapped on Capitol Hill. @KIRO7Seattle pic.twitter.com/hlrWhGIdlL
— Alison Grande (@AlisonKIRO7) September 10, 2015