{"id":461015,"date":"2025-12-20T23:24:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T23:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/461015\/"},"modified":"2025-12-20T23:24:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T23:24:12","slug":"echo-park-man-trapped-between-retaining-walls-rescued-by-firefighters-echo-park-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/461015\/","title":{"rendered":"Echo Park man trapped between retaining walls rescued by firefighters | Echo Park News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"Map of 1900 of Montrose Street Echo Park\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full default\" width=\"819\" height=\"506\" data- data-\/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/UJpo7xf4PNfijYaB6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Maps<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Echo Park\u2014<\/strong>Firefighters today rescued a man trapped between two retaining walls in the Echo Park community of Los Angeles, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                <strong>Success!<\/strong> An email has been sent to <strong><\/strong> with a link to confirm list signup.&#13;\n            <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                <strong>Error!<\/strong> There was an error processing your request.&#13;\n            <\/p>\n<p>Firefighters and paramedics were dispatched at 6:56 a.m. to 1900 block of Montrose Street, the Los Angeles Fire Department reported.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;LAFD fire crews and USAR specialists utilized a rope-rescue operation to extricate a male trapped between two retaining walls,&#8221; said Lyndsey Lantz of the Los Angeles Fire Department. &#8220;No reported injuries secondary to an accidental fall.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lp.constantcontactpages.com\/sl\/D2JgZNl\/Eastside911\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/lp.constantcontactpages.com\/sl\/D2JgZNl\/Eastside911&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1759499797475000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1-y4_tthpTn0z5pmtY404L\" rel=\"noopener\">Sign up here for Eastside 911 Weekly<\/a>, a weekly roundup of crime, fire and public safety news delivered on Saturdays.<\/p>\n<p>        <strong>The Eastsider 2025 Year-End Fundraiser: Help Us Keep Telling Your Stories <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fifteen years ago, The Eastsider began as a one-man blog \u2014 just me, a notebook, and a phone. 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