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Man falls down 20ft pit at North Yorkshire farm

North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said the man - in his 60s - had sustained a leg injury from the incident

Chris Brayford
clock • 1 min read
Fire crews had rescued a man who had fallen 20ft down an empty pit at a farm in North Yorkshire (Malton Fire Station)
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Fire crews had rescued a man who had fallen 20ft down an empty pit at a farm in North Yorkshire (Malton Fire Station)

A man had to be rescued in the early hours of the morning after falling down a 20ft pit at a farm in North Yorkshire. Fire crews from North Yorkshire said they had been called to a farm in Thixendale...

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