LAKE ELSINORE (CNS) - A man fell into an abandoned well on the north end of Lake Elsinore Thursday, Sept. 10, requiring firefighters to mount a rescue operation to pull him to safety.
The confined space emergency was reported about noon near the intersection of Lake and Mountain streets, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.
The victim, whose name and age was not released, tumbled into the uncovered empty 100-foot deep underground well in view of witnesses, who called 911. It was unclear whether he was injured in the fall.
Five engine crews and two truck companies were sent to the location and initiated an inaccessible rescue plan that called for use of earth-moving equipment.
CalFire Riverside County Fire Department announced at 2:25 p.m. that the victim had been extricat
