Man survives mile-long ride through storm sewers under downtown Omaha

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Man survives mile-long ride through storm sewers under downtown Omaha

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Quite the "waterslide" ride. Sounds like he'll be ok.

https://omaha.com/news/local/crime-cour ... d1ab6.html
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Re: Man survives mile-long ride through storm sewers under downtown Omaha

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Two men rescued from downtown Omaha manhole, sewer system



Two private contractors were rescued from a storm sewer in downtown Omaha Friday morning.

Omaha Sewer Rescue Recap Natural Sound




Interviews with rescue workers and sound from dispatch operators tell the story of a man's harrowing rescue from the storm swept sewers of Omaha.
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jag42 wrote: Sat Jul 08, 2023 3:09 pm Quite the "waterslide" ride. Sounds like he'll be ok.

https://omaha.com/news/local/crime-cour ... d1ab6.html
Probably a combined sewer down there. Going to need a long shower after that ride...
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Re: Man survives mile-long ride through storm sewers under downtown Omaha

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If anyone wants to see what they were dealing with down there. You can go to www.dogis.org and turn on the sewer layer. Out west its fairly simple, Blue is Storm Sewer and Green is Sanitary Sewer. But if you zoom in to where he was found, its way more complex.
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Who’s says you can’t make your own fun in Omaha??
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'It's a miracle': Omaha firefighters describe unusual sewer rescue



In a test of teamwork, Omaha firefighters say the man they saved from a sewer did most of the work to save his life.