The Cape Coral Fire Department received an unusual call on Friday (April 17).
According to a Facebook post by the department, firefighters were called to assist with a search for a man who had been seen entering a storm drain on NE 10th Terrace behind a Publix shopping center.
As it turns out, crawling down into a drain to look for someone requires special attention, equipment, like a thermal imaging camera, and firefighters who are qualified and trained to do it, in this case a diver.
Cape Coral firefighters search for man in storm drain
Here’s how the elaborate searach unfolded:
The scene was cleared around 6:30pm with, fortunately, no one being found in the storm drain.
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This article originally appeared on Fort Myers News-Press: Florida firefighters conduct elaborate search for man reported in drain
Reporting by Mark H. Bickel, Fort Myers News-Press & Naples Daily News / Fort Myers News-Press
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