A mum who fell 40ft into a 'death trap' Wigan quarry has warned that the death of a teenage boy over the weekend could have been prevented. Natalie Prescott, 32, from Wigan, 'almost died' a decade ago after falling into Appley Bridge quarry - which has cost three lives in 23 years.
The mum-of-three, who was told she would never walk again after the incident, has said the only solution is to "drain and fill up" the site. She added that the weekend's fatal incident was 'preventable' and said: "It's a death trap and you're going to lose your life going in there."
She herself came close to losing her life on a day she's permanently reminded of due to a scar that covers her legs. After being airlifted to Preston Hospital's trauma unit, the then 23-year-old was told she would never walk again. As a result of the horror fall, she had lost her knee and "shattered" her ankle, Lancs Live reports.
