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<p>The City of Beaufort/Town of Port Royal Fire Department had to employ the Jaws of Life to rescue a passenger from a two-car motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Lady’s Island Drive and Ribaut Road around 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 24. &nbsp;</p>
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<p>The report from the Beaufort County Dispatch Center told fire units responding to the scene that a patient was entrapped in the vehicle and unable to get out.  The first arriving unit used the Jaws of Life to extricate the patient.  </p>
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<p>The Incident Commander, Battalion Chief Chip Cooler stated “the Engine Company and Ladder Company on scene had the patient extricated from the vehicle in less than 10 minutes.”</p>
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<p>The City of Beaufort/Town of Port Royal Fire Department also responded to an accident at the same intersection around 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 23.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>The City of Beaufort/Town of Port Royal Fire Department, Port Royal Police Department, and Beaufort County EMS all responded. &nbsp;</p>
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