Father Pulled 100 Yards Through Storm Drain Walks Away with Scratches, Bruising

Father survives getting sucked into drain pipe, hurtled 500 feet beneath a highway: ‘I was saying my goodbyes’

Drew Owen credited God for saving his life after he was sucked into a drain pipe that full of "nothing but water."

'I was saying my goodbyes': Alabama man survives being sucked 500-feet through flooded drainage pipe

By Lisa Crane Click here for updates on this story     TRUSSVILLE, Alabama (WVTM) — A Trussville man is lucky to be alive after he was sucked into a drainage pipe during heavy storms Friday night. Drew Owen says that when the rain began to pour, his yard was flooding, and his kids’ soccer balls began to float toward U.S. Highway 11. He ran after them, and that’s when he was pulled underwater. “It was right here,” he said, pointing to the drainag…

'I was saying my goodbyes': Trussville man survives being sucked 500-feet through flooded drainage pipe

Drew Owen says that when the rain began to pour, his yard was flooding, and his kids' soccer balls began to float toward HWY 11. He ran after them, and that's when he was pulled underwater.

Father thankful to be alive after being pulled through storm drain: ‘It’s a God thing’

A father sucked into a storm drain during flooding was pulled 100 yards through a pipe but walked away with just scratches and bruising.

Father pulled 100 yards through storm drain walks away with scratches, bruising

A father says he’s lucky to be alive after he was sucked into a storm drain during flooding.

Man sucked into storm drain during flood after attempting to retrieve soccer ball

Hopes were that the city would install a grate in front of the pipe to prevent future incidents.