Man rescued after 3 days trapped in Riverside drain pipe
Riverside fire and rescue crews extracted a man from an 18-inch underground pipe Saturday after he became stuck 20 feet inside.
What to know
- A man was rescued Saturday after being trapped for three days in an 18-inch underground drain pipe in Riverside, with crews taking about 2 hours to extract him using a technical rescue team.
- The man was transported to a local hospital in stable condition with unspecified injuries after treatment at the scene.
- A social media user challenged the LA Times headline for crediting police with the rescue when the operation was primarily conducted by the Fire Department and Corona Urban Search and Rescue.
The LA Times headline incorrectly credited police instead of fire department and USAR for conducting the rescue.
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“LA Times gave the wrong agency credit for this rescue, IMHO. This was a USAR/technical rescue/Fire Department rescue. Sure, the police were there, but they most certainly were NOT doing the rescuing.”
ai6yr · Mastodon ↗
“it's very infrequent that the department gets a call about someone trapped in a pipe”
Capt. Steve Hallgreen, Riverside Fire Department public information officer · LA Times ↗
Riverside Fire Department Lead rescue agencyCorona Urban Search and Rescue Supporting rescue agencyGreg White Riverside Fire Department Division ChiefSteve Hallgreen Riverside Fire Department public information officer
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Observer challenges headline credit to police over fire department
A Mastodon user critiqued the LA Times headline, arguing the rescue was primarily a fire department and urban search and rescue operation, not a police rescue, and suggested the headline may have been sloppy editing or an attempt to generate positive coverage for police.
“LA Times gave the wrong agency credit for this rescue, IMHO. This was a USAR/technical rescue/Fire Department rescue. Sure, the police were there, but they most certainly were NOT doing the rescuing.”
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LA Times gave the wrong agency credit for this rescue, IMHO. This was a USAR/technical rescue/Fire Department rescue. Sure, the police were there, but they most certainly were NOT doing the rescuing. (this is either sloppy editing, OR, some editor decided the police need some positive news in their bucket...) LA Times: 3 days trapped in a drain…
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Man becomes trapped in underground drain pipe — A man crawled into an 18-inch diameter drain pipe near Commerce and Cottage streets in Riverside and became stuck 20 feet inside, unable to free himself. He apparently entered from a canal running along train tracks.
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Technical rescue team extracts man from pipe over 2 hours — Riverside Fire Department assembled a technical rescue team with specialized equipment and removed considerable debris from the pipe. Corona Urban Search and Rescue also assisted. The man was extracted and treated on scene for unspecified injuries, then transported to a local hospital listed as stable.
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Riverside police and fire respond to trapped person call — Riverside police and fire departments responded to a call about "a reported person inside a drain tunnel screaming for help." The incident report documented the emergency response to extract the man.
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first by LA Times California, 10d ago · also LA Times