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MTA contractor rescued after suffering medical emergency on Throggs Neck Bridge scaffolding

MTA worker rescued from Throggs Neck Bridge
MTA worker rescued from Throggs Neck Bridge 00:21

NEW YORK -- An MTA contractor suffered a medical emergency and had to be rescued from the Throggs Neck Bridge.

Chopper 2 was over the scene around 10:30 a.m. Thursday. 

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Posted by CBS New York on Thursday, October 27, 2022

The MTA says the worker suffered some sort of medical emergency on the scaffolding and became unconscious. 

So far, there's no word on his condition. 

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