Firefighters rescue ambulance from mud three times

On July 20, firefighters in Kamensky District, Altai Krai, rescued an ambulance three times after it got stuck in mud on a washed-out road, delaying medics from reaching a patient.

Jul 27, 2026

Firefighters assisted an ambulance stuck in mud on three separate occasions.
Source:
Russian EMERCOM for Altai Krai

In Kamensky District, employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations (EMERCOM) had to come to the aid of an ambulance crew three times after it got stuck on a country road on the way to a patient. This was reported by the press service of the EMERCOM for Altai Krai.

The ambulance vehicle became trapped in mud three times while responding to a call.
Source:
Russian EMERCOM for Altai Krai

The call came in at around 22:00 on July 20. The ambulance could not drive along the road on the right bank of the Ob River to the village of Sokolovo. After the heavy rain, the section became almost impassable.

Rescuers came to help, pulling the ambulance out of the mud with a tow rope and helping it continue on its way. After that, the EMERCOM employees made sure the medics safely reached the patient«s home, but on the way back, the ambulance got stuck twice more, and the firefighters again towed the vehicle.