Tag:
Storm Drain
Mount Airy-Woodbine, MD
Weather
Teen Dies After Being Swept Into Storm Drain During Mount Airy Flash Flood: Police
A teenager tragically died after getting caught in rising floodwaters and swept into a storm drain in Maryland during a fast-moving storm on Thursday, July 31, authorities said. The incident happened around 5:20 p.m. at the Watersville Apartments on West Watersville Road, Mount Airy Police Chief Michael Ginevra confirmed. The teen was reportedly playing with friends when floodwaters surged, and he became trapped in a storm drain, officials said. Emergency crews from the Mount Airy Police and Fire Departments, along with the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office, rushed to the scene and beg…
Arlington, VA
News
Trapped Man Pulled From 30-Foot Storm Drain Along I-395 In DC (
Photos
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A man is lucky to be alive after he was rescued from the bottom of a storm drain near a busy DC highway overnight, authorities said. DC Fire and EMS crews were called just before 1:45 a.m. Wednesday, June 18, to the northbound lanes of I-395 at Maine Avenue SW, where they found a man trapped roughly 30 feet below ground in a narrow storm drain. Using a rope system, firefighters lowered one member into the opening and secured the victim for a lift to safety. DC Fire and Rescue Photos from the scene show a dramatic technical rescue unfolding under the glow of floodlights, with crews c…
Jersey City, NJ
News
County Paved Over Hoboken Storm Drains Right Before Storm Drenched Region: 'Unacceptable'
As the region prepared for major rainfall this week, Hoboken faced a glaring issue: storm drains being paved over. Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla said Hudson County paved over storm drains as part of a repaving project on Park Avenue in the city. "This is completely unacceptable on the part of Hudson County," Bhalla said on X, formerly known as Twitter. "To be clear - my office, along with multiple councilmembers have raised the major drainage issues left behind by the County’s contractor on Park Ave for days and have been ignored. "Hoboken deserves better and I ask County Executiv…
Brentwood, NY
News
Duck Tales: Officers Rescue Ducklings From Storm Drain On Long Island
Quick-thinking residents and a group of officers were able to reunite a set of lost ducklings with their mother. It happened on Saturday, June 22 in Yaphank. According to Suffolk County Police, residents in the Belmont Circle area noticed a mother duck squawking near a storm drain. They were quick to realize that there were ducklings in the drain and called the police. Five officers arrived on the scene and a nearby landscaper helped remove the grate. Together, the officers were able to hop in the drain and take out the ducklings, placing them in a laundry basket to reunite the babi…
Hamilton Township, NJ
News
Mercer County Firefighters Rescue Autistic Child From Storm Drain, Reports Say
Police, firefighters and EMS crews responded to a report of a child in a storm drain, authorities said. First responders from several towns in Mercer County were called about 5 p.m. Tuesday to 24 Point Court in Lawrence Township, reports said. An unconfirmed report said the missing child was an autistic girl about 9 years old. A robotic camera from Hamilton Township was being used to assist in a search about 15 feet from the surface of the drain, reports said. By 5:30 p.m., the unidentified victim had been removed from the drain, reports said, but her condition was unknown. C…
