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Video shows Clark County rescue crews saving man trapped in drainage tunnel

Clark County water Rescue
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LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The Clark County Fire Department on Monday rescued a man trapped in a drainage tunnel.

Crews made the save just after 11 p.m. near Twain and Eastern Avenues.

With water moving rapidly, the mission required sending in a technician who hoisted the man with a rope as other members pulled them both to safety.

—Footage of the rescue was captured on video and shared with us below—

Swift-water rescue in Las Vegas

The man was treated and released.