Well-Digger Rescue Fails by Five Minutes

Series

Series Name

British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.

2005

Date Released

18 May 1950

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Highland Games Come South
2. 2Italians Fete General Franco’s Daughter
3. 3News in Flashes: Stop Press
4. 4News in Flashes: Stop Press
5. 5News in Flashes: Stop Press
6. 6Well-Digger Rescue Fails by Five Minutes
7. 7Europe Grand Prix: Alfa Romeos First, Second and Third at Silverstone
8. 8C of I Trailer: Litter

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 8

Summary

After dramatic rescue efforts lasting twenty-six hours, trapped well-digger dies five minutes before his body is removed.

Keywords

Accidents and disasters

Locations

New York

Library number

18628

Length of story (in feet)

127

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Film Archive

Name

Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean

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Address

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Notes

British Pathe Ltd (qv) also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.

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