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Man rescued after falling into open manhole in Morgan Hill neighborhood

MORGAN HILL -- Crews rescued a man from an open manhole in a Morgan Hill neighborhood Thursday after he fell in, authorities said.

Cal Fire said the incident happened at around 2:30 p.m. on the 3700 block of Ridge View Court where road work was being performed.

The man fell about 20 feet into the hole and was pulled out at about 4:45 p.m. by crews from Cal Fire and Santa Clara County Fire Department.  

He was taken to the hospital with unknown injuries.

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Rescue crews work to pull a construction worker from a 20-foot manhole in a Morgan Hill neighborhood, August 11, 2022. Cal Fire
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