40-Year-Old Man rescued after spending days in manhole
Emergency crews early Monday rescued a homeless man who said he was trapped inside a southwest Houston manhole for several days.
Workers first spotted the man just before 2:30 a.m., while doing repairs in the area, off of the 12100 block of Beltway 8, near Dover, according to a news release from the Houston Fire Department.
It took fire fighters about an hour to get the man out of the hole, which was between 10 and 12 feet deep, according to the news release.
Firefighters used a harness to enter the hole and bring the man to safety. (Houston Chronicle)