5-year-old boy rescued after falling down storm drain in Indiana
The boy was rescued with no apparent injuries.
A 5-year-old boy was rescued without injury after he fell 30 feet down a narrow storm drain in Indiana, according to the fire department.
Evansville firefighters responded to find the boy in a 16-inch diameter pipe at about 9 p.m. Thursday, according to the Evansville Fire Department.
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The pipe was too narrow for firefighters to rescue the boy themselves, so after several tries with different ideas, the creative first responders decided "to lower a swing set seat down to him," the fire department said in a statement Friday.
"The boy was instructed to sit in the seat like he was riding a horse so they could pull him up while the sides of the pipe kept him from falling off," the fire department said.
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The 5-year-old was rescued at about 10:30 p.m., fire officials said.
He had no apparent injuries besides possible scrapes and bruises, officials said.
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The boy was conscious and alert the whole time, fire officials said, adding that air was pumped into the hole throughout the ordeal.