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Man rescued after falling into Tucson wash

Posted at 6:34 PM, Jul 26, 2016
and last updated 2016-07-26 21:35:04-04

A man in his 60s was rescued after falling into a wash and breaking his leg. 

The incident happened in the 400 block of E. 5th Street according to Tucson Fire's Barrett Baker. 

The call came in at around 4 p.m. on Tuesday. Ladder 1 used the stokes basket to hoist him out of the wash. 

He was taken to the hospital was non-life threatening injuries.