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Fallen-tree rescue in Shawlands caravan park

A crane was used to lift a fallen tree that trapped a person in a caravan at Shawlands Caravan Park, Dandenong South on 27 August.
A crane was used to lift a fallen tree that trapped a person in a caravan at Shawlands Caravan Park, Dandenong South on 27 August.

A person has been rescued from a caravan crushed by a large fallen tree at Shawlands Caravan Park in Dandenong South.
CFA and FRV firefighters, including a specialist rescue team, were called to lift the tree from the caravan about 3.15pm on 27 August.
Membrey’s Crane and Truck Hire, which is directly across the highway from the caravan park, was called in to remove the giant tree, allowing paramedics to treat the person trapped inside the caravan.
The incident was deemed under control at 4.41pm, an FRV spokesperson said.
Ambulance Victoria treated the patient at the scene.
They were taken to Dandenong Hospital by road ambulance.
Emergency Victoria issued a severe Weather Warning for damaging winds, gusting up to 100km/h in part of Melbourne that afternoon.

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