A 12-year-old schoolboy needed to be rescued after falling down an eight-foot drain which had been left uncovered . Firefighters worked with police and ambulance staff to free the boy , a pupil at Stanground Academy , whose leg was trapped for more than half an hour down the hole . It is believed the rubber drain cover had been kicked out of position in Peterborough , Cambridgeshire on Monday afternoon - and within hours , the accident occurred . A 12-year-old schoolboy needed to be rescued after falling down an eight-foot drain in Peterborough . Firefighters , police and ambulance crews worked to free the boy , who was trapped for more than half an hour . Nadine Jones , who called for help after seeing the boy who was unable to free his leg , said : ' A child fell into the drain and became stuck . 'The drain cover was a loose , plastic temporary one , rather than a metal one , as works had been taking place . 'You could not see the top of his head . I think the drain was about eight feet deep . ' An East of England Ambulance service spokesman said : 'An ambulance and a rapid response vehicle attended and treated the boy , whose leg was trapped in a drain . 'He was discharged from scene and was not taken to hospital . ' It is believed the temporary plastic drain cover had been kicked out of position on Monday afternoon . A Cambridgeshire police spokesman said : 'We were called at 3.57pm to an incident in Peterborough as a child had fallen down a manhole . 'Two fire crews and an ambulance were also on scene . 'It is reported the drain cover was rubber , and had been kicked out of position . ' Cambridgeshire Police said two fire crews and an ambulance were on the scene to help free the boy .
Boy fell down hole in Cambridgeshire , Peterborough , and trapped his leg . Rescue crews worked to free the boy , who remained stuck for half an hour . Loose plastic drain cover thought to have been kicked out of position . Do you know the boy ? Email khaleda.rahman @ mailonline.co.uk .