Two people were trapped inside an elevator after it fell on Carr Drive in Slidell, according to St. Tammany Fire Protection District #1. The fire district said Slidell crews responded and both occupants were taken to a hospital. One was transported by Ochsner Flight Care.
The fire district’s account does not specify what caused the elevator to fall or describe either patient’s condition. It also does not give the exact address on Carr Drive, the hospitals where the occupants were taken or the time of the incident.
Lynchburg elevator rescue
On April 24, 2026, WSLS reported that nine people were safely rescued after an elevator stopped near the third floor at 7 Rooftop Bar, at 1208 Commerce Street in Lynchburg, Virginia; no one was hurt.
The incidents share the basic circumstance of people inside an elevator needing help, but their reported circumstances and outcomes differ. They are separate examples, not evidence of a connection, a cause for the Slidell fall or a broader trend in elevator incidents.
What remains unknown
The cause of the Carr Drive fall, the exact location and the occupants’ conditions have not been confirmed in the fire district’s public account. Further details, including when the incident occurred and which hospitals received the patients, were not provided.
