St Paul Fire Rescues Man Trapped Four Days in Sewer

St. Paul firefighters rescued a man who had been trapped about 10 to 12 feet underground in a sewer opening near University Avenue for three to four days. The rescue occurred around 11 a.m. on Tuesday, after someone likely heard the man calling for help and alerted authorities. The St. Paul Fire Department's Advanced Technical Rescue Team used a rope rescue system, lowering a rescuer down to make contact before lifting the man to street level. The man was conscious and alert throughout the rescue and was evaluated by paramedics at the scene before being transported to a local hospital in stable condition. Authorities are unsure how the man ended up trapped, but the sewer cover appeared to have been tampered with. The rescue site was in a wooded, partially fenced area away from the street, and the man did not appear to have life-threatening injuries.