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Georgia man freed from drain pipe after being trapped for 9+ hours
CATOOSA COUNTY, Ga. — A Catoosa County man is free after being trapped in a drain pipe for over nine hours. This happened under Georgia Highway 2 near Lafayette Road on Tuesday in Fort Oglethorpe. Catoosa County 911 received a call just before 3 p.m. after a driver reported...
Man trapped in storm drain for more than a day rescued in Catoosa County
CATOOSA COUNTY, Ga. - Firefighters in Catoosa County, along with multiple partners, rescued a man on Tuesday who was trapped in a storm drain beneath Georgia Highway 2 in Fort Oglethorpe. The dramatic operation lasted over nine hours. The ordeal began when Catoosa County 911 received a call from a...
Firefighters rescue man from drainpipe under Battlefield Parkway
CATOOSA COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) — Catoosa and Walker County firefighters finally freed the man who was stuck in a storm drainage pipe on Battlefield Parkway. It took them working in the confined space, removing buildup for more than nine hours. They rescued him from the pipe at shortly before...
Man spends hours stuck in 24-inch drainpipe under Georgia highway
Calls for help along a north Georgia highway led to the discovery of a man stuck in a 24-inch drainpipe under the road, according to rescuers. It’s suspected the 22-year-old may have been trapped for more than a day before he was rescued around midnight on Tuesday, April 16, Catoosa County officials said in a news release.
Catoosa County Firefighters Rescue Man Trapped In Storm Drain
After working more than nine hours in a confined underground space Catoosa County firefighters working with multiple partners freed a man who was trapped inside a partially-clogged storm drain beneath Georgia Highway 2 in the City of Fort Oglethorpe. Just before 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Catoosa County 911 received a...
Around Town: “You Might Be Republican If” Due in Rome Saturday. Plus: Greene 'Meanies'
Football star Travis Kelsey is set to host a new game show, “Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity?” Perhaps his brother, Jason, is available to emcee one of the hottest items in Georgia right now: “Are You Really a Republican?” That subject played out in federal court on Wednesday stemming from the civil war among “conservatives” in Catoosa County over who can truly be labeled a Republican. That answer, whether...
Man rescued from storm drain in Georgia after being trapped for about two days
A man in North Georgia had a very dangerous start to his week. The 22-year-old was trapped inside a storm drain for about two days in Fort Oglethorpe just outside Chattanooga, TN, according to a news release on the Catoosa County Government Facebook page. A motorist called Catoosa County 911...
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