Tourist rescued in Bali after being trapped in a well for 6 days
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A tourist has been rescued from the bottom of an abandoned well in Bali after being trapped there for nearly a week, police say.
Roberts Jacob Matthews, 29, who suffered a broken leg after plunging into the 13-foot well on the Indonesian island, was pulled out Saturday following a call for help that was heard by a farmer.
“He told authorities that he had been trying to evade a wild dog that chased him,” police chief Yusak Agustinus Sooai told The Associated Press. “He survived only by drinking water in the well.”
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Rescuers carry Ukrainian man Roberts Jacob Matthews on a stretcher into an ambulance in Pecatu, Bali, Indonesia, on Saturday. (AP/BASARNAS)
The farmer who heard Matthews’ pleas gave him food and water and tried to help by throwing him a rope, but he said he couldn't be pulled up because of his injuries.
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Sooai said a team from a local search-and-rescue agency, wearing personal protective equipment because of the coronavirus outbreak, went down into the well, lifted Matthews out, and took him to a nearby hospital for treatment.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Matthews, who has been vacationing on Bali since March, holds a Ukraine passport and a driver's license issued by the United Kingdom, Sooai added.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.