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| Coastguard rescuers used ropes to reach injured man in his 50s who fell down shaft of disused mine on coastal path at St Just | |
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| Sun 24 Sep 2017 16.45 BST | |
| Last modified on Sun 24 Sep 2017 21.05 BST | |
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| A man has been rescued after falling about 30 metres down a mineshaft in Cornwall. | A man has been rescued after falling about 30 metres down a mineshaft in Cornwall. |
| A paramedic and a firefighter were lowered on ropes to the injured man and were giving him first aid, Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service said. Rescuers took three hours to reach the man, believed to be in his mid-50s, and extracted him from the disused mineshaft at Port Nanven on the coastal path near St Just. The coastguard said the initial call for help was made shortly after midday on Sunday. | A paramedic and a firefighter were lowered on ropes to the injured man and were giving him first aid, Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service said. Rescuers took three hours to reach the man, believed to be in his mid-50s, and extracted him from the disused mineshaft at Port Nanven on the coastal path near St Just. The coastguard said the initial call for help was made shortly after midday on Sunday. |
| Devon and Cornwall police had requested the coastguard’s assistance at about 1.15pm after receiving a 999 call from a member of the public who said a person had fallen and was injured. Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service said the man who had fallen down the shaft was suspected to have sustained a hip injury in the fall. He was also believed to be suffering from hypothermia. | Devon and Cornwall police had requested the coastguard’s assistance at about 1.15pm after receiving a 999 call from a member of the public who said a person had fallen and was injured. Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service said the man who had fallen down the shaft was suspected to have sustained a hip injury in the fall. He was also believed to be suffering from hypothermia. |
| A large crew had been working with ropes to try to reach him in a rescue which the coastguard described as “complex”. The area where he fell is known for its mining history. The National Trust website said the St Just coastal path walk is located within a world heritage mining site. Describing the walk, it said one mineshaft is located down a hillside and is marked by a signpost that reads “mine shaft, danger of death”. | A large crew had been working with ropes to try to reach him in a rescue which the coastguard described as “complex”. The area where he fell is known for its mining history. The National Trust website said the St Just coastal path walk is located within a world heritage mining site. Describing the walk, it said one mineshaft is located down a hillside and is marked by a signpost that reads “mine shaft, danger of death”. |
| Emergency services initially described the shaft as 15 metres deep but the coastguard later said the man is believed to have fallen 30 metres. | Emergency services initially described the shaft as 15 metres deep but the coastguard later said the man is believed to have fallen 30 metres. |
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