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Firefighters searching for boy who fell into drainage pipe

April 02, 2018 17:34·
Frantic search for 13 year-old teen who fell into a drainage ditch

Frantic search for 13 year-old teen who fell into a drainage ditch

Authorities in Los Angeles are desperately searching the L.A. River and a winding network of drainage pipes after a 13-year-old boy fell through a wooden plank and was washed away. Officials said Jesse and some friends had climbed a chain-link fence and were playing in an abandoned maintenance shed near the river when a wooden plank gave way, opening a hole that led into a drainage pipe and the boy fell in.

The Los Angeles Fire Department did not respond to Newsweek's request for further comment in time for publication. The search began at 5254 W. Zoo Dr., she said.

LAFD Capt. Erik Scott told reporters the boy reportedly fell about 25 feet into flowing water.

"All possible City resources are being utilized in the search for Jesse".

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A child who had been missing for at least half a day after falling into a unsafe part of the Los Angeles drainage system was found alive early Monday morning, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. Multiple search helicopters were overhead and swift water rescue teams were on the ground.

Some 100 firefighters were searching for the boy in the maze of sewage pipes for four hours before asking the public for help in locating him, KABC reported. Over 20 members of Hernandez's family were at the scene and the mayor has sent his Crisis Response Team to console and support the family, officials said.

As of 7:45 p.m. the boy had not yet been sighted, but the search would continue, Stewart added.

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