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Sinkhole 'swallowed' Cumbrian farmer on quad bike
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| 5 Mar 2021
Posted on 03/07/2021 10:23:53 AM PST by DUMBGRUNT
A farmer has been pulled to safety from a 60ft (18m) sinkhole which "swallowed" him and the quad bike he was riding.
The ground opened up as he rode across a field at Bowesfield Farm in Stank, south Cumbria, on Thursday.
The man, in his seventies, was then airlifted to hospital for treatment to chest and back injuries.
"The ground just fell away with the weight of the bike on that particular spot and he was swallowed up into the sinkhole", he said.
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KEYWORDS: hole; stankhole
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Check out the person at the very top on left. He/she actually falls into the hole. But if you look closely you can see them immediately standing up. Thank God for that.
Hope the others in those other 3 gifs weren't badly injured.
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posted on
03/07/2021 10:58:13 AM PST
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ETL
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posted on
03/07/2021 10:59:40 AM PST
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ETL
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To: Rurudyne
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posted on
03/07/2021 11:03:26 AM PST
by
xp38
To: ETL
It looks like the one who fell in was a woman or a kid that might have been with that man who just barely bailed out.
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posted on
03/07/2021 11:18:41 AM PST
by
fidelis
(Zonie and USAF Cold Warrior)
To: SpaceBar
—”Some days it doesn’t pay to get out of bed.”
AND THAT IS THE TRUTH!
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posted on
03/07/2021 11:20:23 AM PST
by
DUMBGRUNT
("The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last message.)
To: fidelis
You could be right. But the good thing is they seem to have stood up right afterwards.
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03/07/2021 11:21:57 AM PST
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ETL
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To: ETL
Must be in Europe?
I didn’t see lawyers running in and handing out cards?
My sister and family lived in Europe for many years and said it just does not happen there.
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posted on
03/07/2021 11:28:49 AM PST
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DUMBGRUNT
("The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last message.)
To: DUMBGRUNT
Sinkhole 'swallowed' Cumbrian farmer on quad bikeA "Cumbrian Implosion" mirroring the "Cambrian Explosion."
Regards,
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03/07/2021 11:43:40 AM PST
by
alexander_busek
(Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
To: DUMBGRUNT
Now for the important question. Did the quad bike make it?
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posted on
03/07/2021 11:49:39 AM PST
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Lmo56
(If ya wanna run with the big dawgs - ya gotta learn to piss in the tall grass ...)
To: Rurudyne
Imagine the following conversation:
"I'm really excited to be moving from the states to England!"
"Oh amazing! What an exciting move. What part?"
"Stank!"
"What!? Where?"
"Stank. It's about 20 miles north of a village once called Stink and is now called Stunk. Both reside in the the ancient region once known as Massfaart."
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03/07/2021 12:00:43 PM PST
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GOP Poet
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To: GOP Poet
Wouldn’t Massfaart (or Maasfaart] be in Denmark?
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03/07/2021 12:03:05 PM PST
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Rurudyne
(Standup Philosopher)
To: ETL
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03/07/2021 12:05:02 PM PST
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GOP Poet
(Super cool you can change your tag line EVERYTIME you post!! :D. (Small things make me happy))
To: Lmo56
—”Now for the important question. Did the quad bike make it?”
Yes, and a good one is not a cheap ride.
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posted on
03/07/2021 12:10:05 PM PST
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DUMBGRUNT
("The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last message.)
To: DUMBGRUNT
To: fidelis
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posted on
03/07/2021 7:16:14 PM PST
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Amberdawn
(Want To Honor Our Troops? Then Be A Citizen Worth Fighting For.)
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