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Contractor Recovering After Steep Fall Down Well

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) -- A Maryland construction worker is rescued after falling 30-feet down a well.

The 19-year-old contractor was in the well at a construction site in Prince George's County when he slipped and hurt his back.

Two paramedics were sent down the four-foot wide hole to secure the man in a rescue basket.

He is expected to make a full recovery.

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