MAN RESCUED FROM BOTTOM OF 40-FOOT PIPE SAYS HE HAS NO IDEA HOW HE GOT THERE

Matt Case - July 21st, 2024 - 9:42am PDT 

Man rescued from 40-foot pipe in Portland, claims no memory of how he got there

PORTLAND, Ore.  — A man who was rescued from the bottom of a narrow, 40-foot pipe in Portland, Oregon, said he has no clue how he got stuck there for hours, officials reported.

Portland Fire & Rescue crews responded to a call about a person stuck in a hole after people in a nearby building heard a man screaming for help, according to KPTV.

When responders arrived at the scene, they heard a man yelling from the bottom of a 40-foot-deep ventilation pipe from a nearby parking garage. The pipe was only about a foot wide, officials said.

The man told responders that he woke up in the hole and had no idea how he wound up there, Portland Fire & Rescue stated.

The man, who only suffered minor injuries, was taken to a local hospital for evaluation.

Phots from incident this morning pic.twitter.com/UAb6m4HZvh

— Portland Fire & Rescue (@PDXFire) July 19, 2024