EVERETT, Wash. — The Everett Fire Department says that firefighters were called to help a ferry worker who was found unresponsive on a docked Alaska State Ferry.
The ferry was docked for repair and maintenance.
Fire crews arrived at a Port of Everett terminal at around 6:15 p.m. to r
Other employees performed CPR and used a defibrillator until fire crews arrived.
The man had passed out in a small space behind the boiler room.
Fire crews carried the man up several levels of the ship in a Stokes basket, often used for short-haul rescues.
It took them 50 minutes to get the man out of the ship.
He was taken to Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett in critical condition.
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