A man was rescued from a 30-foot well in Catonsville on Wednesday afternoon.
Matt Straffin, who was walking with his son, heard a person yelling for help and discovered the man trapped in the well, Straffin, the man’s neighbor, said. The man had been walking behind his home near the 2100 block of Old Frederick Road when he fell into the hole.
Straffin noted that the well looked to be “nicely constructed” as it had cinderblocks for walls and the neighborhood used to be farmland, making it susceptible to sinkholes.
“It looked like the ground just gave way and fell,” Straffin said. “I think it might be a leftover byproduct of an old farm.”
Firefighters responded around 2:45 p.m. to rescue the man, who suffered serious injuries, according to a post by the Baltimore County Fire Department on X.
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The owner of the home of the 2100 block of Old Frederick Road in Catonsville is lifted from a well in his backyard. (Jeffrey F. Bill/Staff photo)
The owner of the home of the 2100 block of Old Frederick Road in Catonsville is lifted from a well in his backyard. (Jeffrey F. Bill/Staff photo)
The Baltimore County Fire Department uses a ladder truck to rescue the owner from a well in his back yard at the 2100 block of Old Frederick Road in Catonsville. Neighbors heard him call for help and called 911. (Jeffrey F. Bill/Staff photo)
The Baltimore County Fire Department was called to the 2100 block of Old Frederick Road in Catonsville when neighbors heard the owner call for help. (Jeffrey F. Bill/Staff photo)
The owner of the home of the 2100 block of Old Frederick Road in Catonsville is taken to an ambulance after being lifted from a well in his backyard. (Jeffrey F. Bill/Staff photo)
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The owner of the home of the 2100 block of Old Frederick Road in Catonsville is lifted from a well in his backyard. (Jeffrey F. Bill/Staff photo)
