The American tourist was covered in sludge when he was lifted out of the sewer pipe in Pattaya, Chon Buri, on Tuesday night. (Photo supplied/ Chaiyot Pupattanapong)
CHON BURI: An American tourist was found trapped in a stormwater drain in Pattaya on Tuesday night after a passerby heard him calling for help
Rescuers of the Sawang Boriboon emergency centre were called to the mouth of Soi Thepprasit 8 in Moo 11 of tambon Nong Prue, Bang Lamung district about 7.30pm.
They were directed to a nearby drain on the side of the road. When they looked through the metal grid over the hole, they saw a man about 1.50 metres below, trapped in the 60 centimeter sewer pipe. They opened the grid and lifted him back to the surface.
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