IA Man Rushed To Hospital After Fall From Water Tower
by Associated Press
December 05, 2012 9:20 AM
The Woodbury County Sheriff's Office says a man was flown to a Sioux City hospital after falling from a water tower in northwest Iowa.
Sgt. Gene Hacker said the man fell and his safety cable broke on Tuesday while he was working on a water town in Pierson, about 25 miles east of Sioux City. The accident was reported about 4:30 p.m.
The man's name wasn't released.
Hacker says the man was conscious after the fall. It wasn't clear how far he fell.