Heavy Rain in Mason County, West Virginia

Heavy Rain May 5, 1996 · Mason County, West Virginia

Death

The wider storm

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 5555091. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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