A teenager has been rescued after she fell down a well.
The girl was walking through a field with a friend near to Great Burches Road, Benfleet when she fell into the well, which was around 10 feet deep.
Her friend alerted fire crews, who quickly arrived.
Fire crews from Leigh and Rayleigh Weir were called shortly after 5.25pm and helped her out of the hole using a rope.
The girl was freed by 5.45pm.
No injuries have been reported following the incident.
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