Carer Jayne Arnell, 49, was visiting a client when the garden path collapsed into a huge hole.

She was left precariously balanced on a ledge, holding on to tree roots while fire fighters released her.

"I am just in a state of shock. If I hadn't fallen to one side I wouldn't be here now," she said.

She was rescued by a fire crew from Much Wenlock after she phoned colleagues on her mobile phone.

The hole which opened up in Broseley. Photo: Shropshire Fire & Rescue Service.