A man was transported to a local hospital after falling about 30 feet down an embankment at the south quarry area in Portland just after 2 a.m. on Friday, according to town officials.
The Portland Police and Fire Departments, as well as the Middletown Fire Department responded to a report of a fall victim at the quarry between Willow Street and Brownstone Avenue and found that a homeless man who was camping fell down a steep embankment, police said.
The man had broken his ankle and the fire department extricated him, according to officials.
The man was transported to a local hospital for medical treatment.
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