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Small-town firefighters sawed through the Arizona border wall to rescue an injured man who waited 24 hours for help - AZ Luminaria

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Fire chief ordered border wall to be cut so man could be taken for medical care on U.S. side.

Man fell off 30-foot wall while trying to cross border late at night on Aug. 27 or early in the morning .

He suffered a compound fracture of his ankle and blacked out.

He waited 24 hours for help until firefighters sawed through the wall so first responders could transport him to hospital.

The man fell on the south side of the wall, but he was likely on U.S. soil.

The wall is made up of 30-foot high steel bollards that are partially filled with concrete and placed in a thick concrete footer.

Most of Arizona is now walled off from México as the Biden administration fills gaps left in the border wall that was largely put up under the Trump administration.