Las Vegas Sun

April 24, 2024

Las Vegas firefighters rescue homeless man from wash

Wash Rescue

Las Vegas Fire & Rescue

Firefighters on Wednesday, March 9, 2016, rescued a homeless man who said he fell into this wash and had been there for two days, according to Las Vegas Fire & Rescue.

Firefighters rescued an injured homeless man who said he fell into a wash and had been there for two days, according to Las Vegas Fire & Rescue.

The elderly man was found about 9:20 a.m. today in a fenced-in, graffiti-covered wash under the Interstate 15 overpass near Symphony Park Avenue, officials reported via Twitter. He suffered minor injuries and was taken to a hospital, officials said.

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