A FARMER who fell into an empty '40ft' silo has been saved after a massive three-hour rescue operation.
Firefighters and paramedics worked frantically to retrieve the man from the cylindrical tower in Milton Ernest, Bedfordshire.
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A huge rescue mission launched after a farm worker fell into an empty silo Credit: Bedfordshire Fire Control 2
A rope rescue team formed part of the huge efforts while a drone flew overhead.
Breathing apparatus was also used to assist the retrieval, firefighters said.
Emergency services were called shortly before midday and revealed the man was being taken to hospital for "further care" at 3.30pm.
It is not known how the man fell into the silo - which commonly measure between 30 and 50 feet in height.
A spokesperson for the East of England Ambulance Service said: "We were called at 11.58am with reports of a person who had fallen into a silo in Milton Ernest.
"We sent the Hazardous Area Response Team, one ambulance and two ambulance officers.
"One person is being taken to hospital for further care."
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A spokesperson for Bedford Fire Control said: "We have now rescued a male casualty from the Silo in Milton Ernest, he is now in care of the East of England Ambulance Service.
"A fantastic rescue operation from our crews from Kempston, Dunstable, Bedford and Harrold and amazing teamwork in Bedford Fire Control."
They had previously described having a "specialist rope rescue team" in attendance, a "drone flying" and an "aerial platform from Bedford to help extricate the casualty".