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Male Rescued From 50 Foot Addit
Cot Valley, St Just at 05/11/2016 15:01
Firefighters from St Just, a Technical Rescue Officer, the Rope Rescue Appliance, and a support pump from Tolvaddon were mobilised after a report from the Police that a gentleman was stuck down a 50 foot mineshaft.
On arrival crews found one male 50 foot down a dry shaft uninjured, who had climbed down and been unable to get back up.
Firefighters used shacs packs and lines to carry out an assessment of the addit, before one firefighter was lowered into it to rescue the male.
The male was rescued uninjured from the addit. Crews left the scene at 1800. This is all the information we have available on this incident.
Date Posted: 05/11/2016