Rescuers use electrical power cord to save man after Darwin CBD 4m hole fall

Emergency services used an electrical cord to pull a man to safety after he fell into a 4m hole in the Darwin CBD early this morning.

Emergency crews used an electrical cord to pull a young man out of a four-metre deep hole in Darwin’s CBD overnight

EMERGENCY crews used an electrical cord to pull a young man out of a four-metre deep hole in Darwin’s CBD overnight.

NT Police were first called to the ordeal at 1.30am Saturday along Wood Street.

At the scene, they found a 23-year-old man who had fallen into the pit.

Crews then performed a “vertical rescue” using an electrical cord.

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The man sustained minor injuries and was taken to the hospital for a check up.