Brisbane
Don’t save the phone: Australian hides in the drain from the police
Diving underground: An Australian climbed into a sewage shaft to hide while fleeing the police
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At first the Australian claimed to have climbed into the sewer to get his cell phone, like he did star reported. Now it turned out that he had committed a hit-and-run and wanted to escape punishment in the sewer shaft.
Many have gone underground before him, but so far only a few have taken it so literally: a man who was rescued from a sewer in Australia after more than 30 hours was not there, according to police Looking for a cell phone, but hiding from police officers. Police said on Wednesday that the man rammed a police car while reversing on Sunday morning, causing “significant damage.” While escaping, he was involved in a second accident and then apparently climbed into the canal in search of a hiding place.
Australians give themselves away by loud panting
A passer-by discovered the 38-year-old in the sewer on Sunday. However, the man declined an offer of help from the jogger. He said he was looking for his dropped cell phone in the sewers. A resident who heard loud wheezing coming from a storm drain then alerted the fire department on Monday. The firefighters freed the man and took him to hospital with hypothermia and abrasions.