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British man in Bali rescued after 6 days trapped in well
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Personnel of Bali Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) during a search operation to find a British national who was reported missing around the cliff of Selonding Temple in Pecatu Village, South Kuta district of Bali in this undated file photo.A British man who spent six days trapped in a well after being chased by a dog has been rescued on the Indonesian resort island of Bali, authorities said Sunday. (Courtesy of/Basarnas).
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British man who spent six days trapped in a well after being chased by a dog has been rescued on the Indonesian resort island of Bali, authorities said Sunday.
A rescue team lifted 29-year-old Jacob Roberts from the four-meter-deep concrete pit after a farmer in Pecatu village raised the alarm.
"Jacob's calls for help were heard by a local who was going to feed his cows," local search and rescue chief Gede Darmada told AFP.
Roberts broke his leg when he stumbled into the near-empty reservoir. He told authorities he had been trying to evade a dog that chased him through the village.
"He looked thin and injured," South Kuta police chief Yusak Agustinus Sooai said after the Briton's rescue on Saturday.
Police took Roberts to a nearby hospital for treatment.
