Boy rescued after falling 27 feet into Indiana sewer drain

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – A young boy who apparently fell into a sewer drain Thursday evening while watching fireworks in Indiana was successfully rescued.

First responders said the drain in Evansville was approximately 27 feet deep and did have water in it. However, the child, who was said to be about 5 years old, never lost consciousness while in the drain and was able to talk.

He was pulled out with no apparent further harm from the water after being in the drain for about an hour and a half. It is unknown what injuries the boy may have sustained.  

Police were called at 9:08 p.m. CDT. 

A crowd watched as rescuers in Evansville lowered a swing-set seat into the pipe and pulled him up Thursday night. 

It's unclear how the boy fell into the drain pipe, which had a lid. Mark Mastison of the Evansville Fire Department says lowering the seat was "plan F." He says his crew "went through A through E already."

Contributing: Macabe Brown, (Evansville (Ind.) Courier & Press; The Associated Press. Follow Michael Doyle on Twitter: @mdoyle913