<p><br /> Chinese soldiers have managed to dig out a worker who became buried up to the nose in sand.<br /> </p><p><br /> The man was engulfed in a 6m-deep and 10m-wide sand heap, with only his nose exposed to allow for breathing, Chinese state media reported.<br /> </p><p><br /> In order to improve and stabilize the trapped man's worsening condition, the rescue workers supplied him with an oxygen tube and some water.<br /> </p><p><br /> A soldier passed these items on, while lying on a ladder that had been placed across wooden planks, which in turn had been rammed into the sand in order to stabilize the sand around the trapped man.<br /> </p><p><br /> Once they had confirmed the state of the victim and set up the scene, the rescue workers started shoveling with metal spades.<br /> </p><p><br /> They eventually unearthed the man and were able to send him to hospital.<br /> </p>
