60ft sink-hole 'swallows' farmer riding quad bike

A Cumbrian farmer has been rescued after he fell into a 60ft sinkhole while riding a quad bike.

Hannah Binns
News Reporter
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60ft sink-hole 'swallows' farmer riding quad bike

A Cumbrian farmer has been rescued after he fell into a 60ft sinkhole while riding a quad bike. The incident took place on Thursday March 4 at a farm in Stank, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria at approximately...

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