Baton Rogue, Louisiana: Disturbing footage shows worker dangling from cherry picker on fire before falling
Friends and family are saying it’s a ‘miracle’ he’s alive after he was left dangling from a burning cherry picker before plummeting to the ground in a ball of fire.
A worker has been left dangling in mid-air from a cherry picker as it becomes engulfed in flames, in a horrifying workplace incident caught on camera.
The shocking footage shows Bevan Dupre, a utility worker from Louisiana, hanging by his harness as he fights to escape the intense heat.
Mr Dupre can be seen flailing desperately before plummeting to the ground on fire as his coworkers rush to put out the flames.
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According to the Baton Rogue Fire Department, a mechanical failure is believed to have sparked the blaze.
Mr Dupre was immediately rushed to hospital with severe burns in a serious condition.
His wife, Nicole Dupre, shared an update on Facebook, and said it is a “miracle” he is alive.
“Bevan just went back for another surgery, this one is extensive and will take a lot of skilled hands, and a lot of hours,” she wrote. “He is a true miracle to be alive.”
“I know everyone has seen the awful, excruciating painful to see, video and photo of him. Please know him as a father, a provider, a brother, someone’s son, and an amazing husband and friend. He’s alive. My hero.”
Although Mr Dupre’s family is thankful he’s alive, Mrs Dupre said he’s still got a “long way to go”.
“We have a long ways to go. Many surgeries, many weeks in the burn unit.”
Mr Dupre’s sister, Caroline Blood, organised a GoFundMe to “help with anything Bevan and his wife may need while they are going through this time.”
“Bevan is alive thanks to his crew members and doctors who did all that they could to keep him that way!,” Ms Blood wrote.
