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Man rescued after falling inside water tower

04:37 PM CST on Monday, November 29, 2004

From 11 News Staff Reports

MONT BELVIEU -- It was a terrifying morning for a worker who fell while inspecting a water tower in the Chambers County town of Mont Belvieu Monday.

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The man fell some 50 feet before landing on a platform.

The man was performing a routine inspection on the tower in the 11900 block of Cherry Point near Hwy. 146.

He fell some 50 feet or five stories before landing on a platform about 70 feet off the ground.

A high-angle rescue team got the man down.

He was transported by Life Flight to Memorial Hermann Hospital.

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