Rescued after 5 hours
German teenagers plunged into ten-meter shaft
During an excursion into the forest on Sunday evening, three teenagers fell into a 20-meter deep shaft in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Rescuers from the mountain rescue service were able to save the seriously injured teenagers - they were probably on the run from the police during the accident.
The young people, aged between 16 and 19, managed to call the emergency services themselves, as reported by the newspaper "Bild". Mountain rescue services, police and the fire department rushed to the scene of the accident in a dark wooded area in the Eifel near the village of Mendig and were able to pull the trio out of the shaft. Contrary to initial reports that the shaft was ten meters deep, it was probably twice as long.
Teenager in mortal danger
"One person suffered extremely serious injuries, the other two teenagers were also seriously injured," explained a police spokesperson. All three were taken to hospital. On Monday morning, one of the teenagers was still in mortal danger. The 19-year-old is said to have suffered head injuries.
The rescue operation lasted around five hours. It is still unclear exactly how the accident happened. There is a quarry near the scene of the accident.
Teenagers were driving a stolen vehicle
According to the police, the teenagers were driving a scooter and a motorcycle on Sunday evening when officers wanted to check them for speeding. However, the teenagers accelerated, then parked the vehicles at the edge of the forest and fled into the thicket. They must have overlooked the hole in the ground. Meanwhile, the officers discovered that one of the vehicles had been reported stolen.
Nevertheless, many questions remain unanswered: "We are currently unable to provide any information on the specific sequence of events, the injuries or the securing of the shaft in question," explained the police.
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