Firefighters rescued a man who had fallen 20 feet into an empty water tank Wednesday morning in rural Othello.

Deputies say Grant County Firefighters Districts 10 and 11 were called out to the area near Roads A and 11-Southeast.

Grant County Sheriff's Office say the man in his 20's is from western Washington and was transported by LifeFlight to a Tri-Cities hospital with serious injuries.

More From 610 KONA