Video: UK toddler recovers after storm drain rescue

While reportedly splashing in puddles in a park, a three-year-old girl in northern England was sucked down a storm drain, swept along a pipe and ended up in a swollen river. The child suffered only cuts and bruises is recovering. Investigators believe the drain cover may have been dislodged after days of torrential rain and storms. >Click here to watch the video...
Sept. 10, 2008

LONDON, UK, Sept. 9, 2008 -- While reportedly splashing in puddles in a park, a three-year-old girl in northern England was sucked down a storm drain, swept along a pipe and ended up in a swollen river. The child suffered only cuts and bruises is recovering. Investigators believe the drain cover may have been dislodged after days of torrential rain and storms across northeast England. Watch the video below.

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