FL Firefighters Rescue Teen from Storm Drain

    Oct. 7, 2020
    The teenager became trapped in the storm drain after trying to retrieve a dropped cellphone and needed Pasco County firefighters to pull him out.

    By Chris Tisch

    Source Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla.

    Pasco County, FL, Fire Rescue
    Pasco County, FL, firefighters rescued a teenager Wednesday who became stuck in a storm drain after trying to retrieve a dropped cellphone.
    Pasco County, FL, firefighters rescued a teenager Wednesday who became stuck in a storm drain after trying to retrieve a dropped cellphone.

    A teen got stuck in a storm drain in Pasco County Wednesday afternoon after dropping their cell phone.

    Firefighters said they were called to the scene on Pemberton Drive in New Port Richey for a “technical rescue.” The teen had dropped their cell phone into a storm drain, then climbed in and got stuck.

    Firefighters arrived and helped the teen out of the drain. No one was injured, Pasco County Fire Rescue said.

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