“OW!” Woman gets her leg stuck down tiny utility hole

It took firefighters more than three hours to free a woman whose leg got trapped in a tiny utility hole without a cover (circled). The incident took place in the city of Popayan, in the south-west Colombian region of Cauca. The woman, identified as Yurani Burbano, was holding her baby in her arms when she […]

“OW!” Woman gets her leg stuck down tiny utility hole

It took firefighters more than three hours to free a woman whose leg got trapped in a tiny utility hole without a cover (circled). The incident took place in the city of Popayan, in the south-west Colombian region of Cauca. The woman, identified as Yurani Burbano, was holding her baby in her arms when she got her leg trapped in the hole. Fortunately, the baby was not injured in the incident. Firefighters used special equipment in order to break the concrete around the small opening.

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