GEYSERVILLE, Calif. -- Crews rescued a man who became trapped in a 12-foot shaft while trying to save his dog. Geyserville fire chief Marshall Turbeville said the man had climbed down a ladder to grab his dog after finding it whimpering at the bottom of the shaft Saturday night. Turbeville said the man got wedged inside the shaft that measured 3 to 4 feet in diameter. Responders from Geyserville and Sonoma County used rope to rescue the pet owner and dog.
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