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Rescuers Try To Save Person Trapped 20 Feet Down Shaft

A person was trapped about 20 feet down a shaft in downtown Los Angeles.

A person was trapped about 20 feet down a shaft in downtown Los Angeles. (Rachel Nunes/Patch)

LOS ANGELES, CA — Los Angeles Fire Department personnel were trying Sunday to rescue a person located about 20 feet down a shaft in downtown Los Angeles.

The incident was reported about 5:30 p.m. Sunday in the area of 2469 E. Washington Blvd., between Santa Fe Avenue and the Los Angeles River, according to department spokeswoman Jennifer Middleton.

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The person's condition was not immediately known, and it was unclear how events unfolded. A description of the victim was not immediately provided.

— City News Service

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