In Omaha, Nebraska, a man was swept away in the city's sewer system, journeying underground for 1.5 miles over the course of an hour and a half. The 41-year-old sewer pipe cleaning worker fell into the sewer on Friday and was carried by the rushing water beneath the downtown city streets, managing to escape just before the water led into the Missouri River.
The man was rescued by firefighters after a city sewer maintenance worker heard his cries for help from a culvert. He was conscious at the time of his rescue and was immediately transported to the Nebraska Medical Center for
