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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Fire officials in Arizona say a man who told them he was trapped in a storm drain for two days needed a special operations team to be rescued.
The Arizona Daily Sun reports crews found the man Saturday morning about 30 feet (9 meters) below the ground. Officials believe he crawled into a storm drain on the east side of Flagstaff and fell through a series of drainage tubes.
Flagstaff Fire Department Capt. Todd George says the man had some serious injuries and couldn't move.
He says the man was found in 6 to 8 inches (15 to 20 centimeters) of standing water left by heavy rains.
The department's special operations team used a technical rope rescue to hoist the man horizontally out of the ground.
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This story has been corrected to say that the Arizona Daily Sun — not the Arizona Daily Star — reported the story.
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