Video above: A look at Wednesday’s headlines and weatherDelray Beach police and firefighters rescued a woman from a storm drain for the second time in two years.Crews were called to Lindell Boulevard in response to someone possibly in distress while swimming in a canal.Your neighborhood: Local coverage from WPBF 25 NewsWhen crews asked the woman if she needed help, she ignored them and climbed into a storm drain pipe, police said.She refused to come out and kept climbing further into the drains, which went under the street. Firefighters were able to contain her between two sections of pipe, where special operations crews were able to rescue her with a ladder and harness.Deep Dive: WPBF 25 News InvestigatesThe woman had minor injuries, was cared for at the scene by paramedics and then taken to a local hospital for evaluation, crews said.She was identified as someone who had been rescued from a storm drain by fire rescue crews in March of 2021.After going missing for three weeks, she was found trapped in a storm drain and told police she found a bottle of ginger ale which she drank while lost underground for days.Video below: Missing woman trapped naked in storm drain says she survived on Ginger Ale
Video above: A look at Wednesday’s headlines and weather
Delray Beach police and firefighters rescued a woman from a storm drain for the second time in two years.
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Crews were called to Lindell Boulevard in response to someone possibly in distress while swimming in a canal.
Your neighborhood: Local coverage from WPBF 25 News
When crews asked the woman if she needed help, she ignored them and climbed into a storm drain pipe, police said.
She refused to come out and kept climbing further into the drains, which went under the street. Firefighters were able to contain her between two sections of pipe, where special operations crews were able to rescue her with a ladder and harness.
Deep Dive: WPBF 25 News Investigates
The woman had minor injuries, was cared for at the scene by paramedics and then taken to a local hospital for evaluation, crews said.
She was identified as someone who had been rescued from a storm drain by fire rescue crews in March of 2021.
After going missing for three weeks, she was found trapped in a storm drain and told police she found a bottle of ginger ale which she drank while lost underground for days.
Video below: Missing woman trapped naked in storm drain says she survived on Ginger Ale