Australia, ‘I love you all!’: boy sucked into stormwater drain in Melbourne praises rescuers after amazing escape

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‘I love you all!’: boy sucked into stormwater drain in Melbourne praises rescuers after amazing escape

An 11-year-old boy has had an amazing escape after being sucked into a flooded stormwater drain and washed 10 metres under a road in Melbourne.

The boy was riding his bike with a friend in Altona Meadows on Thursday afternoon when he accidentally rode across a submerged drain and was sucked underwater.

After being washed 10 metres under the road, his helmet caught on a metal grate on the other side, which meant he was able to grab on before being carried away, Victoria police said on Friday.

First Const Peter Ivory, who pulled the boy to safety, said it was an “incredibly dynamic situation”.

“When we arrived the boy was fully submerged and he was literally clinging to the grate by his fingernails so he wasn’t sucked underground,” he said on Friday.

 

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‘I love you all!’: boy sucked into stormwater drain in Melbourne praises rescuers after amazing escape

An 11-year-old boy has had an amazing escape after being sucked into a flooded stormwater drain and washed 10 metres under a road in Melbourne.

The boy was riding his bike with a friend in Altona Meadows on Thursday afternoon when he accidentally rode across a submerged drain and was sucked underwater.

After being washed 10 metres under the road, his helmet caught on a metal grate on the other side, which meant he was able to grab on before being carried away, Victoria police said on Friday.

First Const Peter Ivory, who pulled the boy to safety, said it was an “incredibly dynamic situation”.

“When we arrived the boy was fully submerged and he was literally clinging to the grate by his fingernails so he wasn’t sucked underground,” he said on Friday.

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Yikes. Must have been a scary time for this young man. Thank goodness he was able to hold on to the grate. Get well quickly, young man.