The five youngsters, each about 11 and 12 years old, were playing in West Brighton’s Cloves Lakes Park on Tuesday and went into a storm drain tunnel Soon after, they found themselves lost and disoriented
that could've so easily been avoided with a simple warning: Don't explore storm drains, kids.
The five youngsters, each about 11 and 12 years old, were playing in West Brighton's Cloves Lakes Park on Tuesday and went into a storm drain tunnel. Soon after, theyFortunately, one still has cellphone service and called 911 for help around 6 p.m. The dispatcher tried to pinpoint their exact location.
"Once you went down, was the sewer left, right, straight? Where was it, I need you to guide me," the dispatcher can be heard telling the kids on the phone.FDNY Lt. John Drew said that responders got to the mouth of the tunnel, which is about a 40-inch opening, and found the kids' jackets and school bags right there. That's when the dispatcher asked the kids to scream so first responders could hear them and reach them.
"Call for help, guys. They hear you, call for help," said the dispatcher, with each of the lost kids quickly obliging. The five children were in the tunnel for about an hour, and continued to yell for another minute — desperate to be heard by someone looking for them.
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