A man has been rescued after falling down a mine shaft at Lightning Ridge yesterday.
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About 4pm (Sunday 29 April 2018), emergency services were called to a mine at Cumborah, after reports a man had fallen down a mine shaft.
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A multi-agency response was initated including officers from the Central North Police District, Police Rescue, the State Emergency Service and NSW Ambulance.
The 62-year-old man was brought to the surface and taken to Lightning Ridge Hospital with minor injuries.
Inquiries into the incident are continuing.
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Police are urging anyone with information in relation to this incident to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or use the Crime Stoppers online reporting page: https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au/ Information you provide will be treated in the strictest of confidence. We remind people they should not report crime information via our social media pages.
