Georgia Man Rescued After Falling 50 Feet Down a Well While Searching for Phone in Woods

A Georgia man has been rescued after falling 50 feet down a well while he was looking for his phone, according to reports.

The rescue operation happened late Thursday in the woods in Austell, which is in Cobb County, Georgia, according to Lt. Steve Bennett of Cobb County Fire and Emergency Services.

Bennet said their rescue operation began around 10 p.m. Thursday when the man's son called police saying that his dad was missing, according to Fox 5 .

The son said his father had lost his phone earlier that day in the same woods, went back to search for it, and never came home, according to Fox 5.

Officers found the man's vehicle at the scene and heard his phone in the woods, Fox 5 reported.

While searching, one officer heard the man screaming and found him at the bottom of the 50-foot-deep well and the rescue mission took place where he was successfully pulled from the hole, according to reports.

The man’s identity and condition are unknown at the time, according to reports.

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