Emergency responders saved a 3-year-old child from a sewer drain Thursday evening in Evansville, Ind., and have moved the child to a hospital, according to reports.
The child’s medical condition was not directly known, but reports showed that the child may have tumbled as far as 30 feet down into the water.
BREAKING: 3-year-old has been pulled out of the sewer drain
— Evan Gorman (@EvGorman) July 5, 2019
UPDATE: the 3-year-old has been pulled from that drain and taken away in an ambulance. We are working to get more information at this time. Stay tuned to @14News and ahead on 14 News Sunrise tomorrow morning for more.
— Chellsie Parker (@ChellsieParker) July 5, 2019
The child has been rescued after being stuck in a sewer drain. pic.twitter.com/FQn1tuFWpq
— Joylyn Bukovac (@joylynrbukovac) July 5, 2019
Video broadcasted online by Evansville’s WFIE-TV and WEVV-TV showed many emergency people at the scene prior to the rescue.
This is a very active situation multiple first responders working to get the child out of the sewer. pic.twitter.com/zCgOMYMod8
— Chellsie Parker (@ChellsieParker) July 5, 2019
#Breaking –>Crews are currently working to get a 3-year-old child out of a sewer after that child reportedly fell 30 feet into water according to #evansville dispatch. Details just ahead on @14News pic.twitter.com/PuySaZxfe4
— Chellsie Parker (@ChellsieParker) July 5, 2019
The conditions of how the child fell into the sewer were not immediately clear.
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