Emergency crews have rescued a man who plunged down a mine shaft in Cornwall.
The man, aged in his 50s, has been taken to hospital with a hip injury and suspected hypothermia after his nearly six-hour ordeal awaiting rescue at the bottom of a 30-metre drop.
Rescuers on ropes spent several hours painstakingly manoeuvring him out of the pit at Porth Nanven, on the coastal path near St Just.
The man's ordeal began just after midday on Sunday.
Devon and Cornwall Police requested the Coastguard's assistance about 1.15pm, after receiving a 999 call from a member of the public who said a person had fallen and was injured.
A firefighter and a paramedic were lowered on ropes so they could assess the injured man and give him first aid.
The area is known for its mining history. The National Trust website says the St Just coastal path walk is located within a world heritage mining site.
Describing the walk, it says one mine shaft is located down a hillside and is marked by a sign-post that reads "mine shaft, danger of death".
Lands End and Penzance Coastguard rescue teams and the UK Coastguard helicopter were sent to the scene, along with the South Western Ambulance and Cornwall Fire and Rescue services.
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