Heavy Rain — Mason, West Virginia

1996-05-05 · near Point Pleasant, Mason, West Virginia

Wider weather episode

A 3 year old boy fell into a backyard drainage ditch thathad been swollen by recent showery weather. The small boybecame lodged in a drainage pipe under the driveway. About75 rescue workers, using shovels and picks, recovered theboy after an hour, but he was dead.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5555091. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.