Man in Critical After Being Trapped in Hole by Large Boulder

The 56-year-old victim is in critical condition, according to police.

Emergency workers in Mercer County rescued a man who was trapped in a hole after a boulder fell on his leg.

Investigators say 56-year-old Robert Goss and Ralph Mundy were digging for artifacts at the former Kuser Estate at 64 Fiddlers Creek Road in Hopewell Township.

Police say Goss was 4 feet inside a hole when a 200 to 400 pound boulder fell on his leg and trapped him. Investigators say Goss was conscious and talking to rescuers while trapped in the hole for more than two hours. He was transported to Regional Hospital in Trenton where he is listed in critical condition.

Police say Mundy was not injured.

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