Rescue operation pulls teen from deep storm water pit in North Geelong

One theory has emerged as to how a teenage boy ended up in an almost 10m deep stormwater pit in North Geelong.

A teenage boy was rescued from this storm water pit on Corio Quay Rd.

A teenage boy remains in hospital after being pulled from a stormwater pit almost 10m deep in a dramatic rescue in North Geelong.

Emergency services rushed to Corio Quay Rd just before 7pm Monday after it emerged that a person was trapped in the pit, located about 10m east of the road in thick grass and nearby the drop-off to the train tracks.

The rescue operation on Monday night. Picture: Georgie Kibel.

Fire Rescue Victoria officers established a tripod rescue system to extricate the boy and a bicycle believed to belong to him.

Fire crews believe the boy may have fallen in while trying to retrieve his bike.

He was flown to Royal Melbourne Hospital in a stable condition with lower body injuries.

The teenager remained in a stable condition at midday on Tuesday, a hospital spokeswoman said.

The storm water pit on Corio Quay Rd.

The concrete pit, which has bars that allow someone to descend into it, was surrounded by witches hats and plastic meshing on Tuesday morning.

It was partly covered by wire meshing and a reflective street guide post could be seen at the bottom.

A pair of socks were nearby but it is unknown if they belonged to the boy.

The pit could be accessed by these bars.

A construction worker said he was unaware of the incident until he was asked about it.

Originally published as Rescue operation pulls teen from deep storm water pit in North Geelong