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An unidentified 17-year-old girl jumped off the eastbound I-140 bridge near U.S. 421 shortly after 10:30 a.m. Saturday.
According to New Hanover Sheriff s Office Public Information Officer Lt. Jerry Brewer, she fell about 150 to 200 feet.
The New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office worked together with the New Hanover County Fire Rescue, Wilmington Fire Department, New Hanover Regional EMS, and the N.C. State Highway Patrol to save the young woman who is in stable condition and did not suffer any life-threatening injuries, the release said.
According to the release, two firemen and the New Hanover Fire Rescue along with Master Rappeller Sgt. Bryant from the sheriff’s office were able to rappel down and get the woman up from the bridge and retrieve her after she jumped.
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Crews respond to fire at New Hanover Co. home Fire on Sago Bay Dr. (Source: Wilmington Fire Department) By WECT Staff | March 8, 2021 at 2:05 PM EST - Updated March 8 at 2:26 PM
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Emergency crews responded to a fire at a New Hanover County home late Sunday night.
According to Deputy Fire Marshal David Stone with New Hanover County Fire Rescue, units dispatched to the fire at a home on Sago Bay Drive just before 11 p.m.
Flames were showing through the roof of the house when units arrived.
The family was able to escape the home, and no injuries were reported.