Minneapolis firefighters rescue man who repelled 85 feet down storm drain

MINNEAPOLIS – The Minneapolis Hearth Division rescued a person who repelled 85 ft down a storm drain shaft and received caught early Friday.

Hearth crews lower via the fencing, arrange a high-point anchor rope rescue system, and scaled down over the sting to rescue the person, the fireplace division stated. 

Crews then reached the sufferer, and confirmed he wasn’t injured. They put the person in a rescue harness and hauled him up, out of the storm drain.

The hearth division didn’t say why the person repelled down the shaft.