VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A Virginia Beach city maintenance worker is recovering at the hospital after he fell into a 30-foot-deep dry well.
It happened at a sewage pump house on Outerbridge Quay. A spokesperson from city dispatch said rescue teams were called to the scene around 9:17 a.m.
Amy Mack, the spokeswoman for the Virginia Beach Fire Department, said there was no water in the well at the time. She said the fire department's technical team had to use equipment meant for narrow spaces to rescue him.
Thomas Jenkins lives across the street. He said he saw several fire trucks and police along the street.
"I saw peeping out of the window all the firetrucks and the police they were flying drones," Jenkins said. "I hope the guy who fell in there... I hope he’s alright.”
Jenkins said he was surprised someone fell down the well because maintenance crews frequently work at the sewage pump house.
"I pray that he’s OK but those workers are in this pump house a lot," Jenkins said. "They come up here often to check the pump out."
EMS took the man to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. Mack said he was "alert" when first responders rescued him, but the extent of his injuries is unclear.
