Firefighters had to use a ladder truck to rescue a construction worker who collapsed on a roof at a construction site in Wadsworth, fire officials said.
The Newport Fire Protection District responded around 9:15 a.m. Friday to the area of Route 173 and Route 41 for a report of an injured person.
A 911 caller initially reported a construction worker had fallen on a building.
The caller later reported the man did not fall but instead had possibly fainted and stopped breathing, according to a 911 dispatcher.
Firefighters and paramedics found the injured construction worker on the rooftop of a building that was under construction.
The Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, Fire and Rescue Department was requested to the scene with their ladder tower truck, fire officials said.
Firefighters placed the injured worker in a Stokes basket, which was set on the bucket of the ladder truck.
Firefighters lowered the ladder to the ground and the victim was transferred to an awaiting ambulance, fire officials said.
Paramedics transported the man to Froedtert Pleasant Prairie Hospital for treatment.