BALLSTON SPA, N.Y. -- A teenage boy has fallen into an open New York sewer main and been dragged along by the sewage for about half a mile but has been rescued.
The Albany Times Union newspaper reports the 14-year-old was out with a couple of friends Saturday afternoon in Ballston Spa, a village of about 5,500 residents in Saratoga County. The boy and his friends came across the open main, which authorities say was under construction but should have been covered.
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The boy fell into the sewer line. Authorities following the path of the main heard him yelling and pulled off a manhole cover in an industrial park to rescue him.
The teen was hospitalized. Authorities say he suffered only minor injuries.
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