Night Hunter Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Emergency workers struggled to access the passageway which is a popular cut-though in the area https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgX5ZSNi_kY A disabled man was trapped in a tunnel for TWO days after his electric wheelchair broke down leaving him stranded. The man, who has not been named, was making his way along the 300 yard former railway tunnel on Sunday when his transport stalled. He was finally discovered a full 48 hours later and rescued by emergency workers using a 4x4 because ambulances could not access him. They checked him over and took him to hospital to be treated for chills and dehydration. He is expected to make a full recovery. Officials told 6 News the man was inside the Pinkerton Tunnel in Somerset County, Pennsylvania when his luck turned. The route creates a path across a bight of the Casselman River between Markleton and Fort Hill in southwest Pennsylvania. The popular cut-though runs along a cycle path an walkway called the Great Allegheny Passage which is 150 miles long and runs from Pittsburgh to western Marylan d. Source http://www.mirror.co.uk/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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