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Alabama man survives being sucked 500 feet through flooded drainage pipe

Headline from NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

An Alabama man is lucky to be alive after he was sucked into a drainage pipe during heavy storms Friday night.

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  1. KEYT Santa Barbara

    'I was saying my goodbyes': Alabama man survives being sucked 500-feet through flooded drainage pipe | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    By Lisa Crane Click here for updates on this story TRUSSVILLE, Alabama (WVTM) -- A Trussville man is lucky to be alive after he was

  2. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    'I was saying my goodbyes': Alabama man survives being sucked 500-feet through flooded drainage pipe (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    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

  3. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Alabama man survives being sucked 500 feet through flooded drainage pipe (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    An Alabama man is lucky to be alive after he was sucked into a drainage pipe during heavy storms Friday night.

  4. ABC 7 Chicago

    Man survives being sucked 500-feet through flooded drainage pipe: 'I could not breathe' (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    ABC 7 Chicago's feed description

    Drew Owen of Trussville, Alabama was sucked into a drainage pipe during heavy storms Friday night.

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