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dogs trapped in mine shaft
dogs trapped in mineshaft
whist my dogs were being walked on my local country park they dissapeared they had fell 20 feet down collasped mineshaft, the fire service were amazing and an hour and half later after a specialist team got them out alive, the fire service made me wait in the car park for my safety but after an hour my husband who was nearer shouted they were still alive and i went to walk towards him i fell 10 feet into a crater were the car park had collasped (nothing to do with the mine) i was badly injured and spent the night be stiched up in a&e, my first priority the next morning was to ring the council and ask for both areas to be fenced off asap, he was very haughty with me he rang back later to say the were satisfied that they had carried out regular safety checks, however the local people have informed me that the shaft has been like that for about 6 years and the car park for over 10 years, and my husband went to take photos and the shaft and car park the shaft is covered with moss which is clear it has been open a long time and the car park is clearly full of years of mess and rubble, they have now covered and fenced off the shaft but as yet the car park area is not been fenced, who would i report the council to make them accountable for there failings in not fencing off or putting up warning signs or providing some lighting in the past as had they even inspected this the car park is very visable to an inspector, thanks jo
whist my dogs were being walked on my local country park they dissapeared they had fell 20 feet down collasped mineshaft, the fire service were amazing and an hour and half later after a specialist team got them out alive, the fire service made me wait in the car park for my safety but after an hour my husband who was nearer shouted they were still alive and i went to walk towards him i fell 10 feet into a crater were the car park had collasped (nothing to do with the mine) i was badly injured and spent the night be stiched up in a&e, my first priority the next morning was to ring the council and ask for both areas to be fenced off asap, he was very haughty with me he rang back later to say the were satisfied that they had carried out regular safety checks, however the local people have informed me that the shaft has been like that for about 6 years and the car park for over 10 years, and my husband went to take photos and the shaft and car park the shaft is covered with moss which is clear it has been open a long time and the car park is clearly full of years of mess and rubble, they have now covered and fenced off the shaft but as yet the car park area is not been fenced, who would i report the council to make them accountable for there failings in not fencing off or putting up warning signs or providing some lighting in the past as had they even inspected this the car park is very visable to an inspector, thanks jo
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thanks boxtops i think thats what i,m trying to get at i kinda want to gets an answer as to why it is on council property but no-one thought it nessesary to fence it off and i want the council to have to be asked why and for them to sit up and take notice of how bad it could have been but i don't know if i have to pay for a solicitor or do i just write to the council, the only reason i reposted was because someone was quite unkind with his post on it.
It seems as though the Council have taken notice...
From the "Nottingham Post" - I've taken the liberty of removing names & addresses from the article prior to posting here -
"TWO dogs had to be rescued after falling down a 20-foot hole in a park on the edge of Nottingham.
Rosie, a one-year-old Staffordshire bull terrier, and Benji, a nine-year-old parson russell terrier, had to be winched up by firefighters to escape from the shaft.
Firefighters said the hole kept filling with water and described it as "very dangerous".
Now the dogs' owner ... fears the hole in Broxtowe County Park is going to cause further, more serious accidents.
"What if it was a child that had fallen down there?" she said. "The hole itself has been there for years, but over time it must have opened up and now it's the size of a living room.
"The council need to sort it out. It's a country park – there's so many children from Broxtowe Estate going there that there's a very big danger the same thing will happen to them."
Mrs ... dogs were being walked by her son ... at around 5.30pm on Wednesday when they fell down the hole close to Nottingham Road, which leads all the way up to the park.
When the dogs fell down the hole he ran back to Mrs ... house, where they rang the fire brigade.
Crews from Stockhill Fire Station attended the incident and plucked the dogs from the water at the bottom of the hole.
Mrs ... said her dogs are now at home recovering from their ordeal.
"I was absolutely terrified," she said. "I was devastated and just begging the firemen to save my dogs.
"I can't even describe the feeling when I saw a fireman walking towards me with them. It was just so emotional.
"I can't thank the firemen enough – they were absolute heroes."
Once the dogs were safe firefighters put a cordon around the area. Martin Grace, watch manager on the green watch at Stockhill Fire Station, said they had made it as safe as possible before handing it over to Nottingham City Council, which is responsible for the upkeep of the park.
"It was quite a difficult rescue because of the constant water that was filling into the shaft, and the time of day meant it was dark," he said. "The hole was about eight foot in diameter and between 15 and 20 foot deep. It's very dangerous, I wouldn't like to fall down there.
"It looks like it was a definite excavation, it wasn't subsidence. The dogs had got off the leads and been running in the woods and just fell down it."
Eddie Curry, head of parks and open spaces at Nottingham City Council, said: "We have fenced off the area and will be carrying out more investigative work to find out what has caused the hole to open up in this way and to make sure it is secure and safe for the future."
From the "Nottingham Post" - I've taken the liberty of removing names & addresses from the article prior to posting here -
"TWO dogs had to be rescued after falling down a 20-foot hole in a park on the edge of Nottingham.
Rosie, a one-year-old Staffordshire bull terrier, and Benji, a nine-year-old parson russell terrier, had to be winched up by firefighters to escape from the shaft.
Firefighters said the hole kept filling with water and described it as "very dangerous".
Now the dogs' owner ... fears the hole in Broxtowe County Park is going to cause further, more serious accidents.
"What if it was a child that had fallen down there?" she said. "The hole itself has been there for years, but over time it must have opened up and now it's the size of a living room.
"The council need to sort it out. It's a country park – there's so many children from Broxtowe Estate going there that there's a very big danger the same thing will happen to them."
Mrs ... dogs were being walked by her son ... at around 5.30pm on Wednesday when they fell down the hole close to Nottingham Road, which leads all the way up to the park.
When the dogs fell down the hole he ran back to Mrs ... house, where they rang the fire brigade.
Crews from Stockhill Fire Station attended the incident and plucked the dogs from the water at the bottom of the hole.
Mrs ... said her dogs are now at home recovering from their ordeal.
"I was absolutely terrified," she said. "I was devastated and just begging the firemen to save my dogs.
"I can't even describe the feeling when I saw a fireman walking towards me with them. It was just so emotional.
"I can't thank the firemen enough – they were absolute heroes."
Once the dogs were safe firefighters put a cordon around the area. Martin Grace, watch manager on the green watch at Stockhill Fire Station, said they had made it as safe as possible before handing it over to Nottingham City Council, which is responsible for the upkeep of the park.
"It was quite a difficult rescue because of the constant water that was filling into the shaft, and the time of day meant it was dark," he said. "The hole was about eight foot in diameter and between 15 and 20 foot deep. It's very dangerous, I wouldn't like to fall down there.
"It looks like it was a definite excavation, it wasn't subsidence. The dogs had got off the leads and been running in the woods and just fell down it."
Eddie Curry, head of parks and open spaces at Nottingham City Council, said: "We have fenced off the area and will be carrying out more investigative work to find out what has caused the hole to open up in this way and to make sure it is secure and safe for the future."
it did not mention jo (me) falling down hole is because i only wanted the post to run the story so mum's on the broxtowe estate would be aware of the dangers that thier children might be exposed to if thier children were allowed to play on the park, but after speaking with the council they insisted that they had carried out all safety checks but looking on google earth using the timeline the hole i fell in was clearly visable so they(the council) are telling ies to protect themselfs, if any boby wants to look at my facebook page where my injuries are clearly quite bad, i came on her to get some advice as this site came up when i searced the internet for answers, but as you can see the firemen did an amazing job they are truley heros in my eyes for saving rosie and benji thanks to everybody for taking the time to read my story. jo
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