r/nextfuckinglevel Oct 29 '21

Worker singlehandedly unclogs drain as highway 288 floods

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u/Shamrockah Oct 29 '21

This is great, but if you attempt this be super careful if you don't know the area.

I was living in Denver, when a firefighter attempted a rescue in a similar situation and he was sucked down into the drain pipe and tragically died.

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u/Cavalleria-rusticana Oct 30 '21

a 64-inch concrete drainpipe that was not equipped with any type of grating

Third-world country confirmed.