Ohio Teen Travels a Quarter of a Mile After Getting Sucked Into Sewer

A horrid journey.

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This kid will never visit a water park again. 14-year-old Jeffrey LaPorta fell into a creek while riding his bike with his friends and was swept into a storm drain. Somehow, the Ohio teen managed to hold his breath for two minutes while getting abused by the water. Once the water dropped, he grabbed onto a handle for safety after traveling 1,500 feet.

All the while, his friends were panicking. One of them flagged down a city worker, who gathered a crew that searched six different manholes before finding him. Six stitches and 43 minutes later, he was safe.

[via Gawker]

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