A man has been taken to Whanganui Hospital in a serious condition after being pulled from an old well in rural Taranaki.
Fire and Emergency NZ shift manager Chris Dalton said fire services received a callout to a man trapped down a well on Foreman Rd,Manutahi, at 11.28am on Sunday.
Three fire appliances from Patea and Hāwera were sent to the property with firefighters securing a ladder to a tractor to rescue the man from the well.
“They secured him with lines and managed to drag him out of the well,” Dalton said.
Hato Hone St John sent one ambulance to the incident and transported the man to Whanganui Hospital in a serious condition.
Fire and Emergency Taranaki assistant commander Clive Lennox said there were at least 12 firefighters on the job.
Somebody was with the man when he got trapped to call emergency services, he said.
“In a situation like that person power is what you need if you’ve got to assist someone out from an awkward position, or carry someone a long way in a stretcher.
