60ft sink-hole 'swallows' farmer riding quad bike

"We peered down and could see the farmer sat up, and we could just make out the outline of his bike under a mound of earth.

“I am sure he was in deep shock.

"Obviously, with unstable ground and people on the surface unsighted, there was an inherent risk.

"We had to make sure the rescuers were not going to be involved in any further movement or collapse of the ground, so we widened the cordon area and had only those directly involved in the rescue at the scene."

Crews from Barrow & Ulverston attended an incident where an individual had fallen 60ft into a sinkhole whilst riding a quad bike.

Alongside our colleagues from Mountain Rescue, we brought the individual to safety using line rescue equipment. Excellent multi-agency teamwork.👏🚒 pic.twitter.com/t2QNiLS6t2

— Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service (@CumbriaFire

Crews from Barrow & Ulverston attended an incident where an individual had fallen 60ft into a sinkhole whilst riding a quad bike.

Alongside our colleagues from Mountain Rescue, we brought the individual to safety using line rescue equipment. Excellent multi-agency teamwork.\uD83D\uDC4F\uD83D\uDE92 pic.twitter.com/t2QNiLS6t2

— Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service (@CumbriaFire) March 4, 2021

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