"The driver was extremely lucky:" Vehicle plummets from Potawatomi parking garage
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- A car plummeted from an upper floor of a parking structure at Potawatomi Hotel & Casino on Saturday afternoon, November 22nd.
"The driver was extremely lucky. It was really quite miraculous. I've seen some odd things, but this particular thing, yes, it's a first time for me," Milwaukee Fire Deputy Chief Terry Lintonen said.
More than 40 first responders showed up to the scene.
Firefighters say a man drove his car through a concrete barrier on an upper floor of a garage -- ending up in an adjacent scaffold.
"The vehicle was in a rather precarious position simply because it was laying on false work. Our companies found a vehicle nose down, with the occupant still within the vehicle," said Lintonen.
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Firefighters worked to stabilize the car, eventually pulling the man out safely without injury.
"Fortunately, he did remain calm, listened to instructions," said Lintonen.
It was a remarkable ending for a man who may be the luckiest at the casino.
"It could have been much, much worse," said Lintonen.
The car remained in the construction until a crane removed it. That happened on Monday, November 24th.
Police are investigating exactly what happened.