A Dayton police officer was injured Thursday afternoon while searching a property on East Fourth Street in Dayton. According to Dayton Police the officer was reportedly searching the vacant property for a gun and fell into a storm cellar.
RELATED: See more trending stories on WHIO.com
The officer sustained injuries to his ribs, ankle, and wrist which required treatment at Miami Valley Hospital. His injuries has been deemed minor in nature and non-life threatening according to authorities on scene.
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/224VNUNKINHCHBUKLXOEBF2UFQ.jpg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/H4ULEI564VABDFGSN5IJRWNAVE.jpg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/3PT4Z6XZFJEXLFUWTP6SEDL2R4.jpg)
:quality(70)/d1hfln2sfez66z.cloudfront.net/05-08-2024/t_aa29a12f57a24134b2afb257dc98213f_name_GALLERY_1.jpg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/QDLWZ4GRWNBDFN34EFG2VPDERE.jpg)