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News Breaking News Emergency Crews Respond to Man Impaled on Fence After Church Roof Fall

Emergency Crews Respond to Man Impaled on Fence After Church Roof Fall

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March 18, 2026 | Kankakee, IL

Emergency responders rushed to the scene where a man fell from a church roof and became impaled on a fence, requiring extrication and a medical airlift. Fire Department personnel arrived to find the man in critical condition following the fall. Crews performed extrication efforts to free him from the fence. LifeStar medical helicopter was dispatched for transport to a hospital.

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The incident occurred in Kankakee, Illinois, on March 18 at 1:39 p.m.

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