Patient rescued from shaft inside DC hospital: officials

A man suffered serious injuries after officials say he jumped down a hospital shaft in Washington, D.C., early Sunday morning.

What we know:

Emergency crews responded to a confined space rescue at MedStar Washington Hospital Center on Irving Street just after 4 a.m.

Fire officials say a patient jumped 20 feet down an interior utility shaft, landing feet first.

The rescue operation took 70 minutes, and firefighters had to breach a wall to reach the patient, who suffered serious injuries.

What we don't know:

Officials have yet to release further details about the incident.

The Source: Information from this article was provided by DC Fire and EMS.

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