A 14-year-old in South Carolina was rescued by firefighters after being trapped inside a 40-foot well on Saturday.
The teen was rescued by firefighters from the Gaffney City Fire Department on May 7 after falling into the well in Gaffney, South Carolina.
According to a Facebook post by the fire department, the incident which happened at 7:57 p.m. was quickly taken care of and the firefighters were able to bring out the teenager from the deep well by 8:24 p.m. when one of the crew members was lowered into the well.
Before being rescued, firefighters made voice contact with the teenager who was treading water and was brave and wise enough to hold on to pipes in the well.
The teenager was taken to the hospital, but the first responders said his injuries didn’t appear to be life-threatening.
In the Facebook post, the fire department said that these incidents are “not routine.”
The department didn’t say exactly how the teen ended up falling into the well but said it was proud of the crew’s work that night which underscores the importance of training for even unlikely scenarios.
“Our firefighters train often for these scenarios, that are not routine but they do happen. We’re proud of the professionalism shown by our crews,” the fire department wrote.