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man in mineshaft South West
Prideaux Wood, near Tywardreath Highway, Par, St Blazey
A man was rescued from a 35-foot mineshaft in the Prideaux Wood area near Tywardreath Highway, Par. Emergency services including Devon and Cornwall Police, Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service, South Western Ambulance Service, and East Cornwall Search and Rescue Team coordinated the rescue. The casualty was transported by air ambulance to hospital with injuries initially assessed as serious but later downgraded.
Outcome: casualty evacuated by air ambulance to hospital
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