Crews help rescue injured person on barge near Fort Myers Beach

On Wednesday morning crews with the Fort Myers Beach Fire District, with assistance from other fire districts, rescued an injured person on a barge.

According to Fort Myers Beach firefighters, they worked an entrapment call where a person fell and sustained injuries. A drone was launched, which crews say provided good visuals within minutes.

Crews with Iona McGregor Fire District and South Trail Fire Protection and Rescue Service District assisted in the extraction.

The person was transported to the hospital with injuries.