Man falls down 20ft pit at North Yorkshire farm

Emergency crews have rescued a man who fell down a 20 foot pit on a North Yorkshire farm.

North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service were called to a farm in Thixendale before 4.45am today (January 19) to reports of a man having fallen into the pit.

A spokesperson for Malton Fire Station said: "At 4.46 this morning, both fire engines from Malton, along with the Hazardous Area Response Team (HART) from the Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust, attendant an incident where a man in his 60s had fallen down an empty pit approximately 20 feet deep.