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Pre-Dawn Rescue Pulls Woman From 20-Foot Drainage Manhole in Harbor Gateway

Investigators are reviewing whether an unsecured manhole led to the fall.

Overview

  • LAFD crews were dispatched around 2:54 a.m. near 1300 West 190th Street after reports of a person trapped underground.
  • Firefighters found a woman in her 40s about 20 feet down inside an underground drainage space.
  • The Harbor Gateway Urban Search and Rescue team used a rope-and-ladder confined-space operation to lift her to the surface.
  • She was conscious, treated at the scene, and transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
  • Authorities said a nearby person heard her calls for help, and officials have not determined how she fell or how long she was trapped.