Gwinnett County firefighters save worker stuck while working on billboard over highway

By WSBTV.com News Staff

August 02, 2024 at 11:29 am EDT

Fire truck working to save someone from billboard on Gwinnett highway

By WSBTV.com News Staff

August 02, 2024 at 11:29 am EDT

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — Video from the Georgia Department of Transportation showed emergency crews rescue someone on HWY 20 in Gwinnett County on Friday morning.

A caller said a man was hanging from the billboard on Friday morning.

According to the Gwinnett Fire & Emergency Services department, crews responded to a worker stuck in a boom truck bucket around 8:30 a.m.

On the video feed from GDOT, a fire truck had its ladder extended into the air and at a billboard.

As of 9:51 a.m., fire officials said the worker was safely brought back to ground.

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Gwinnett County firefighters save worker stuck while working on billboard over highway