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30 September 2022

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Two hour ordeal for man in collapsed trench in Margate, KwaZulu-Natal

​A man had to be rescued from a collapsed trench in the Margate CBD Tuesday afternoon, 13 September 2022. KwaZulu Private Ambulance Service, Ray Nkonyeni Fire and Rescue services, EMRS Rescue and Netcare 911 specialised rescue services responded to the incident. “When emergency services arrived they found that a man had sustained serious injuries when a trench he was working in collapsed,” said KwaZulu Private Ambulance Service spokesman Craig Botha.
 
“Together with Ray Nkonyeni Fire and Rescue services, EMRS Rescue and Netcare 911 specialised rescue services, paramedics stabilised the patient and worked for two hours to free the man.”
 
He was transported to hospital for further treatment and stabilisation.
 
Source: KwaZulu Private Ambulance Service

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