Emergencies
Woman falls into 15 meter deep sewer shaft in Prague
Firefighters are on duty at the scene of the accident in the Petrovice district of Prague. photo
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In order to rescue a woman from the deep sewer shaft, the fire brigade in Prague has to use special resources. The reasons for the accident are still largely unclear.
There is a young girl in the Petrovice district of Prague Woman fell into a 15 meter deep sewer shaft. As the fire department announced, she had to be rescued using mountaineering equipment. She was taken to hospital with multiple injuries.
As the news portal Idnes.cz reported, citing fire and rescue spokespersons, the woman fell into the shaft on Friday at around 11 p.m. for reasons that are still unclear. Her parents saw the accident and called the fire department. As soon as the condition of the injured allows this, the police want to question them, it was said. The aim was to clarify whether someone had removed the manhole cover on the side of the road in the remote residential area or how else the accident could have happened.