MCLEAN, Va. (WUSA/CNN/CNN Newsource/WKRC) – Rescuers found a missing boy trapped in snow.
A young boy in McLean, Virginia experienced a frightening ordeal when he became trapped in snow, but quick-thinking firefighters from Fairfax County came to his rescue.
“Well the original plan was, how are we going to get him out? So we looked at different ways as far as shoveling the snow and we looked at physically trying to remove the grate, that was also frozen solid,” Battalion Chief Steven McFarland of Fairfax Fire Rescue explained when speaking to WUSA.
With temperatures in the teens, the cold was a significant concern for the rescue team.
“We’re thinking about the cold weather and we’re thinking about medical treatment. Thinking about heat, how can we get this kid heat,” Captain Mike Eddy told WUSA’s reporters.
Despite the frigid conditions, firefighters managed to dig through the snow and free the boy in just ten minutes.
“When the kid came out of the hole, he was smiling and laughing.” Eddy added, “It’s a great feeling for everyone involved to see this kid walk away with his parents, happy, ready to go play in the snow again,” McFarland told WUSA.
The community expressed gratitude for the positive outcome.