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Worker rescued from construction site in Drumoak

The fire service has issued a warning to parents after tacking almost 40 deliberate fires. Image: DC Thomson.
The fire service has issued a warning to parents after tacking almost 40 deliberate fires. Image: DC Thomson.

A construction worker has been taken to hospital after falling down a 19ft bore hole on an Aberdeenshire site.

Two fire appliances from Banchory and a line rescue specialist team from North Anderson Drive, Aberdeen, were called to the incident in Drumoak at 3:40pm.

The Robertson Group site, on Sunnyside Farm, is located beside Drumoak Primary School and the village’s church.

They used line rescue equipment to rescue the 25-year-old man from the hole.

He is said to have suffered leg injuries as a result of the fall.

A fire and rescue spokesman said: “One person fell down a shaft at a building site. He fell down a bore hole.

“He’s fallen down a shaft 19ft deep and 3ft in diameter. It was a fair old drop.”

A police spokesman said: “We had a call from the ambulance by the Drumoak Primary School, a male had fallen down a hole, it was a pure accident.

An ambulance spokeswoman said they had an ambulance and a rapid response unit on scene.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) were not available for comment last night.