By Tara Rippin • Published: 07 Jun 2020 • 15:34
WELL RESCUE: The Brit had been trapped for six days. CREDIT: Wallpaperflare (file image)
ACCORDING to reports, 29-year-old Jacob Roberts was being chased by a dog when he fell into a four-metre-deep ear empty reservoir, breaking his leg.
His shouts for help were eventually heard by a farmer feeding his cows in Pecatu village, who contacted emergency services.
Speaking after the rescue yesterday, South Kuta police chief Yusak Agustinus Sooai told AFP the Brit looked “thin and injured”.
He was taken to a hospital nearby for treatment.
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Tara Rippin is a reporter for Spain’s largest English-speaking newspaper, Euro Weekly News, and is responsible for the Costa Blanca region. She has been in journalism for more than 20 years, having worked for local newspapers in the Midlands, UK, before relocating to Spain in 1990. Since arriving, the mother-of-one has made her home on the Costa Blanca, while spending 18 months at the EWN head office in Fuengirola on the Costa del Sol. She loves being part of a community that has a wonderful expat and Spanish mix, and strives to bring the latest and most relevant news to EWN’s loyal and valued readers.
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