A woman in Cook County, Illinois went out to shovel snow behind her home on Monday afternoon, but she became trapped for hours under a collapsed awning.
The Schiller Park woman in her 50s was trapped for about 10 hours under an awning that came down under the weight of ice and snow.
A family member returned home and discovered the collapsed awning at about 10 p.m. and called 911.
Schiller Park Fire Chief Michael Cesaretti said she was calling for help from a void beneath the awning, but could not be heard.
CBS 2 reporter: She was there for 10 hours. Did you hear her screaming or anything coming from the backyard.
"No, not from the backyard. I don't know, maybe because stuff was on top of her or what happened, but I didn't really hear anything," said neighbor Jessica Melesio.
"I’m just happy she’s fine, and they were able to get to her when they did."
Ambulance 5 transported one patient to a level one trauma center @BronaghTumulty @VillageofSP pic.twitter.com/3CrDoNVLlo
— Schiller Park Firefighters Local 5230 (@local5230) February 23, 2021
Firefighters used an inflatable bag to lift the awning and get her out.
According to CBS 2, the woman was taken to a nearby trauma center. She was reported to be in stable condition.
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