Coverage dated November 27, 2023

Woman falls to death down 50-foot well shaft hidden below home's rotting floorboards

Headline from NBC New York

Authorities say an 83-year-old woman has died after she fell through rotting floorboards in a century-old South Carolina house and down a well shaft the owner didn’t know was there.

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NBC New York
Woman falls to death down 50-foot well shaft hidden below home's rotting floorboards (opens NBC New York)
Published Nov 27, 2023
NBC New York's feed description
Authorities say an 83-year-old woman has died after she fell through rotting floorboards in a century-old South Carolina house and down a well shaft the owner didn’t know was there.
New York Post
South Carolina woman killed in 48-foot fall through home’s floorboards (opens New York Post)
Published Nov 27, 2023
New York Post's feed description
It took rescuers nearly four hours to pull Dorothy Downey’s lifeless body out of the 48-foot-deep hole.
MyNorthwest
Women falls to death down a well shaft hidden below rotting floorboards in a South Carolina home (opens MyNorthwest)
Published Nov 27, 2023
MyNorthwest's feed description
SALEM, S.C. (AP) — An 83-year-old woman who died when she fell through rotting floorboards in a century-old South Carolina house and down a well shaft the
CBS News
Woman falls 48 feet to her death down well shaft hidden below floorboards in century-old South Carolina home (opens CBS News)
Published Nov 27, 2023
CBS News's feed description
It took rescuers nearly four hours to get the woman's body out of the 48-foot deep hole, authorities said.

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