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Down the drain!

2008 Reader Submission
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Sydney, Australia. 20th January 2008.

Two lives down the drain, as drunken graffiti artists climb into a storm water drain, during a thunderstorm and are washed down the drain and trapped by a grill at the other end and met a watery fate.

Quoted from the new.com.au website: "Police say it was a miracle anyone survived the freak acident yesterday at Sydney's eastern beaches.

The two men and a woman got into the drain through a manhole at Maroubra yesterday afternoon to spraypaint graffiiti on the walls, police said.

They became trapped when it began raining and the drain filled with water.

All three were swept a kilometre down the drain and ended up at the barred outlet to the sea.

A 25-year-old man and a 21-year-old woman drowned but a 27-year-old man survived by squeezing through a tiny gap in the bars and being swept out to sea.

Locals saw the man waving from the ocean and went out on surfboards to rescue him.

Police Inspector Eddie Bosch called the man's survival a miracle.

"It was amazing that anyone survived. He (the survivor) had hardly a scratch on him."

A helicopter rescue crewman and a local lifesaver pulled the bodies of the man's companions from the drain.

The crew chief of the Westpac rescue helicopter said the pair were incredibly brave in retrieving the bodies.

Tony Wood said the pair, lifesaver Paul Moffatt and volunteer rescue crewman Brett Christensen, had gone into the flooded drain several times.

"It was over and above the call of duty," he said.

"They were very brave and I've seen a lot of bravery in my time."

He said Mr Moffatt and Mr Christensen faced a deluge coming from the drain and 2m waves behind them, and became pinned against the bars at one point.

He said Mr Moffatt had also been instrumental in getting the survivor away from the scene.

"He was extremely distressed," he said.

"I still don't know how he managed to get out."

Mr Wood said the outlet was about 2m by 2m, with the bars only 10cm apart.

The survivor is expected to be interviewed tonight and might face charges.

Insp Bosch said the man had been treated and released from hospital.

"We got a version off the survivor, he's yet to make a formal statement," he said.

"He was pretty incoherent and he was shocked at what had happened."

Submitted on 01/20/2008

Submitted by: Cam
Reference: www.news.com.au - 21/01/2008 - http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23081633-2,00.html

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Bruce said:
Definitely Toss: Repeat
Thanks, Cam, we've received this story a number of times.


Chip said:
Definitely Keep: For Darwin's Eyes
Still more information I think Darwin should see. Thanks, Cam


James said:
Definitely Keep: For Darwin's Eyes


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