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Watch as rescuers save Georgia man who fell down 50-foot well while looking for phone
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Date:2025-04-13 01:49:39
A man trying to retrieve his cellphone fell and got stuck at the bottom of a 50-foot well in Georgia for almost eight hours.
The man, who has not been identified, lost his phone Thursday while in the woods in unincorporated Cobb County, part of the metro Atlanta area, Cobb County Fire and Emergency Services said. When the man returned home, he realized his phone was missing and used his spouse's phone to track it down, returning to the woods the same night to retrieve it.
The man's family called 911 at about 4 a.m. the next morning to report him missing, saying their last contact with him had been 10 p.m. the previous night.
"Cobb Police responded, saw his car in the road and started searching and calling his name," Stephen Bennett, a spokesman for Cobb County Fire and Emergency Services, told USA TODAY on Monday. "One officer found the spouse’s phone and then heard the subject and located him in the bottom" of the well.
Man removed from well the next morning
Multiple teams with equipment were dispatched to help rescue the man, who was rescued from the well around 6:30 a.m. Friday.
Video footage shows rescuers hoisting the man out of the well using a large bipod and rope systems.
He was later transported to a local hospital by ambulance for medical evaluation. An update on his health was not immediately available Monday.
Saman Shafiq is a trending news reporter for USA TODAY. Reach her at sshafiq@gannett.com and follow her on X @saman_shafiq7.
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