Firefighters in Arizona recently saved the life of a woman who fell into a dry well over the weekend.
The woman, whose identity has not been released, fell into a well surrounded by a chain-link fence Sunday night, according to FOX 10 Phoenix. This structure is located on a vacant lot in Chandler.
The victim was on the property with another person, who remained with him after the fall. The circumstances of the incident are still unclear.
“For reasons we don’t know, she decided to stay in the hole and call us this morning,” Chandler Fire Department Chief Carlos Vargas said. “They didn’t give us too many details about how the incident happened.”
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Officials said the woman fell into a well surrounded by wire mesh. (FOX10 Phoenix)
The woman suffered minor injuries to her lower back and leg. After an hour and a half of cooperation with authorities, she was rescued and taken to the hospital Monday morning.
Vargas told FOX 7 that fortunately the woman did not lose consciousness.
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The woman suffered minor injuries to her lower back and leg. (FOX10 Phoenix)
”[She was] He was able to talk to us throughout the operation, and that’s when we changed the call to a technical rescue incident and developed a plan to conduct the rescue,” Vargas explained.
Officials also told FOX 7 that the construction company was not at fault for trying to protect the well.
The fire chief said the woman “decided to stay in the hole” before calling for help the next morning. (FOX10 Phoenix)
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Fox News Digital has reached out to the Chandler Fire Department and the Chandler Police Department for more information.
