Dramatic rescue after construction worker plunges 30ft down manhole in New York City

Dramatic footage captured the moment a construction worker who fell 30 feet down a New York City manhole was rescued by first responders.

A 35-year-old construction worker fell into an open manhole near West 170th Street in Washington Heights around 8:45 a.m. on November 20, a NYPD spokesperson told The Independent on Friday.

Bodycam footage shared by the NYPD shows Emergency Service Unit officers securing the scene before lowering at least one officer and a New York City firefighter down the manhole…

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