Alabama Man Recounts Harrowing Experience Being Sucked Down Drainpipe During Storm

Alabama man recounts harrowing experience being sucked down drainpipe during storm

TRUSSVILLE, Ala. (WIAT) -- It happened fast. That's the way Drew Owen described the feeling of going from standing in his flooded yard to being sucked down into a drainpipe over the weekend, going so quickly that he didn't even time to catch his breath. Owen, who lives in Trussville's Peppertree subdivision, said his harrowing ordeal began while trying to retrieve his children's soccer balls after heavy rainfall flooded his yard Friday night. “W…

'Sucked me up like a twig:' Trussville man recounts being sucked into drainage pipe

A Trussville man says he is lucky to be alive tonight after he says he was sucked into a drain pipe Friday when strong storms rolled through. Drew Owen lives in