Cell Phone GPS Leads Rescue Effort

IN AUSTIN, TEXAS, A MAN WHO WAS using a storm drain for a shortcut got lost in the darkness and needed help. The Austin American-Statesman tells how he got out:

The Austin Fire Department said emergency workers on Wednesday rescued a man who was lost in a storm drain system near 45th and Duval streets for an unknown amount of time. His general location was pinpointed by Fire Department call-takers using cell phone GPS information, but then the man’s phone went dead, officials said. He was found about 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.

He had told 911 operators he was looking for a friend but later recanted the story. He told fire officials he was walking in the drain, became lost and called 911 when night fell. Officials said firefighters drove to the general area and found the man when they saw his arm sticking out of a gutter drain.

KXAN-TV has this video report: