Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com
A middle-aged woman recovering from a recent surgery needed help while she was traveling down the slide on the Sky Splash Rubber Duckie water slide at Sesame Place in Middletown Wednesday afternoon, officials said.
The woman called for help and Sesame Place staff reacted and were able to put the woman on a backboard, officials said. Langhorne-Middletown Fire Company Chief Frank Farry said fire crews were called and used a ladder truck to remove the woman from the slide.
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A police official told LevittownNow.com the woman recently had surgery and that caused her back to cause her a problem as she went down the slide, which the park says lets riders travel under a 8-foot-tall Rubber Duckie.
Firefighters were called at 1:06 p.m. and had the woman in the back of an ambulance by 1:30 p.m. During the entire rescue operation, a steady rain fell over the park, which is among the most visited places in the county.
The woman was evaluated by medics and was expected to be transported to St. Mary Medical Center to be checked out, police said.
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Farry said this is the first time he could recall a rescue of that kind a the park. However, he did say fire crews train for various emergencies at the park from time-to-time.
Firefighters from Falls, Penndel, Middletown and Yardley responded to the scene.
