Man rescued after 30-foot fall into hole
SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — It took Tijuana firefighters and rescue personnel 90 minutes to pull a man from a 30-foot-deep hole late Thursday afternoon.
The incident happened in the front yard of a home in Colonia Libertad, just east of the San Ysidro Port of Entry.
The call for help went out at 4:20 p.m. Thursday.
Firefighters say the unidentified man fell in the hole and became trapped while working on some pipes in what appeared to be a dried-up well.
The victim was rushed to a hospital where he is listed in critical condition.
No other information about the victim has been made public.