FL Firefighters Rescue Teen from Storm Drain

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.
Oct. 7, 2020
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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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