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Florida police help rescue man trapped underneath car he was repairing

CAPE CORAL, Fla. — Police in South Florida lifted a car to save a man trapped underneath.

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Officials released body camera video of the dramatic rescue.

Carlos Romero was helping his father-in-law replace the transmission cable on his car when, somehow, the ramps holding the car up collapsed.

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Cape Coral police arrived in the nick of time.

Two officers literally picked the car up.

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Doctors say the victim has cracked ribs and broken bones and he could be released from the hospital by the weekend.

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