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81-Year-Old Woman Trapped Under Car for Hours in Pouring Rain Before Husband Finds Her
Fire crews used airbags and a spreading tool to lift the vehicle and free the woman, who was later hospitalized with serious injuries.
- On Friday night, Hingham Firefighters rescued 81-year-old Peggy Wilbur after she became trapped under her vehicle on Lincoln Street when the car accidentally rolled while left in neutral, pinning her against a rock wall.
- Norman Wilbur discovered his wife trapped in the pouring rain after four hours and immediately called 911, bringing the Hingham Fire Department to the scene within minutes.
- Firefighters used rescue airbags and a spreading tool to lift the vehicle off Wilbur; the car door had swung around, creating a buffer zone that protected her legs from the wall.
- Emergency crews transported Wilbur to South Shore Hospital with serious chest and leg injuries; Norman Wilbur said she faces a long recovery but remains a "tough old Irish girl" turning 82 this week.
- The Hingham Firefighters Union praised the "outstanding work" of Group 3 on Facebook, expressing well wishes for the victim and her family as she begins recovery.
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Hingham Woman Trapped Under Car For Hours
An 81-year-old Hingham woman was trapped under her car for several hours in the rain before being rescued by firefighters. The incident happened Friday night around 9:45 at a residence on Lincoln Street. Hingham fire officials say that the woman’s husband discovered her trapped under her car, pinned against a rock wall. The car was […]
Hingham firefighters rescue elderly woman who spent hours trapped under her vehicle - Boston News, Weather, Sports
HINGHAM, MASS. (WHDH) - Hingham firefighters are being hailed for freeing an elderly woman who became trapped under her vehicle late Friday night.Crews responding to
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