Five days down a disused mine shaft could cause the death of most people but a young woman from Redovan near Orihuela survived such an ordeal.
It appears that the young woman was walking past a disused brick factory when the ground beneath her gave way and she disappeared down the hole.
She lay there for 5 days without food or water.
A man walking his dog in the area allowed the dog to run free and suddenly the dog was barking at the entrance to a hole.The man suddenly realised that there was someone down the pit and called the emergency services.
The fire and ambulance services were on the scene very rapidly and the woman was taken to the Vega Baja hospital where she was treated for exhaustion,dehydration and minor injuries.
It is believed that recent rains had made the ground unstable,causing it to crumble beneath her feet.The woman was retained in hospital for observation.
