(Editor's note: This story has been updated to inform readers of the death of Davey Albright, who was originally reported to be in critical condition after his fall into a drainage pipe.)A sophomore from Trinity High School in Louisville, Kentucky, has been pronounced dead two weeks after floodwater swept him away into an underground drainage pipe during a thunderstorm.
The 15-year-old boy, Davey Albright, was reportedly playing near a drainage ditch in his backyard when he fell down and was swept away.
He was carried about the length of a football field underground to the back of a neighboring home,
News Briefs: Teen Dies After Being Swept Into Storm Drain
Also in this week's sewer and water news, Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority is considering a private partnership to alleviate the strain of $2 billion in necessary infrastructure upgrades
Sep 11, 2018
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