ORANGEBURG COUNTY, S.C. (WIS/Gray News) – Firefighters rescued a woman who was trapped in a 16-foot well on Wednesday.
According to the Orangeburg County Fire District, crews were dispatched around 3:30 p.m.
They ventilated the well with fresh air when they arrived and used a tripod and rope rigging to lower a firefighter down to rescue the woman.
The woman said she was doing yard work with her husband and clearing some overgrown plants when she fell in.
The woman said she and her husband knew there was a well in the yard but did not know the exact location because of how long the plants had overgrown.
The well was covered by cement at some point but had caved in when she stepped on it.
The woman was examined by EMS personnel at the scene.
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