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Woman falls around 30 feet behind north Indy bike shop

The incident happened around 10:15 a.m. Monday near East 82nd Street and Dean Road.

INDIANAPOLIS — A 44-year-old woman is in serious condition after falling about 30 feet behind a bike shop on the north side of Indianapolis Monday morning.

Indianapolis Fire Department crews responded to Bicycle Garage Indy & BGI Fitness on East 82nd Street, near Dean Road, on a report of a woman who fell behind the store around 10:15 a.m. April 15.

When firefighters arrived, they found the woman and had to use ropes to rescue her. An IFD spokesperson said firefighters had to remove brush with their chainsaws in order to rescue the woman.

The IFD spokesperson said it took approximately 30 minutes to rescue the woman after the first firefighters arrived at the scene.

Medics took her to St. Vincent Hospital in "serious but stable condition," according to IFD.

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