Abducted motorist rescued from pit in St Catherine

A man who was abducted on Thursday and his car stolen was this morning rescued from a 55 feet deep pit in the Jones Avenue community of Spanish Town.

Reports are that the man, whose name is being withheld, was held up by armed men who stole his motor car and took him to the Jones Avenue community and threw him in the pit.

According to a police source, they were alerted to the area and on their approach one man who was guarding the pit ran from the scene and escaped in the community.

Acting senior superintendent of the St Catherine Fire Brigade Dennis Lyons said the Department received the call at about 7:14 a.m and responded with 17 fire fighters and emergency personnel who carried out the extraction.

"One fire fighter was lowered into the pit and he tied the rope around the gentleman, and, in a very delicate process we were able to remove him from the pit," Lyons disclosed.

The man was transported to the Spanish Town hospital where he is being treated.

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