Male breaks leg after ditch fall in Shoebury - Updated (From Southend Standard)
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Male breaks leg after ditch fall in Shoebury - Updated
9:14am Sunday 10th June 2012 in Southend
A man was left with a broken leg after falling into a ten foot deep ditch in Shoebury on Saturday night.
The casualty aged 31 fell into the ditch off Ness Road at about 9.20pm, breaking his left leg in the process.
Despite being able to call for help from his mobile phone, paramedics could not find the man with the police having to be called out to search for him.
He was eventually found by officers near the junction of Church Road after a search which took over an hour to complete.
Crews from Southend fire station had to assist paramedics who were unable to get into the deep ditch by using one of their ladders to drag him out.
Shortly after being retrieved from the ditch at about 11.30pm, the man was taken to Southend Hospital for treatment.
Comments(16)
bazaarhorse
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10:56am Sun 10 Jun 12
Russ13
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11:10am Sun 10 Jun 12
bazaarhorse wrote:The only place I can think of is one of the ditches in Gunners Park?
I'm trying to think where off Ness Rd this ditch is ?
muffindamule
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11:17am Sun 10 Jun 12
The Cater Wood Creeper
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12:26pm Sun 10 Jun 12
muffindamule wrote:he was reported to be hopping mad
Another young chap who didn't get his leg over on Saturday night.
Alice in Her Own Land :P
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1:05pm Sun 10 Jun 12
All 9 of me
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1:31pm Sun 10 Jun 12
The Cater Wood Creeper
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2:44pm Sun 10 Jun 12
firedog
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3:57pm Sun 10 Jun 12
v.randy
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7:12pm Sun 10 Jun 12
'man falls in hole'
YAWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Russ13
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8:19am Mon 11 Jun 12
Russ13 wrote:Looks like I was right! lol
bazaarhorse wrote: I'm trying to think where off Ness Rd this ditch is ?The only place I can think of is one of the ditches in Gunners Park?
Unless he was trying to cut through Gunners Park that's quite a deviation from Ness Road lol
naughtyladyofshadylane
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8:56am Mon 11 Jun 12
ccd
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10:31am Mon 11 Jun 12
The Cater Wood Creeper
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12:48pm Mon 11 Jun 12
naughtyladyofshadyla
ne wrote:
ae we gonna hear a more detailed story in Mon's Echo ? Like Why/How etc ?
Like Why/How etc ?
he was probably pi55ed
naughtyladyofshadylane
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4:11pm Mon 11 Jun 12
doasilikey
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7:10pm Mon 11 Jun 12
Soouthchurch59 says...
9:59am Sun 10 Jun 12