A man died when he fell headfirst into a well and became wedged upside down in the dark, Virginia officials say.
It happened around 1 p.m. on Friday at a rural home near Rustburg, and the shaft was deep and “narrow,” officials said. Rustburg is about 110 miles west of Richmond, south of Lynchburg.
“We were advised a man was trapped about 75 feet down a well, head first,” the Rustburg Fire Department wrote in a March 1 Facebook post.
The man was “unresponsive” when firefighters arrived, possibly due to his head being under water, WSLS reported.
“Do to the nature of the accident, Lynchburg Fire Department was also added to the call. … Crews worked about 4 hours to free the man,” Rustburg fire officials said.
Rustburg Fire Department officials did not report the man’s condition, but the Lynchburg Fire Department reports a body was recovered.
A well drilling service also responded to help, officials said.
The identity of the man has not been released as of March 4, and investigators have not said how he fell into the well.
