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Australian emergency workers on Tuesday said they rescued a man who was stuck in a Brisbane storm drain for 36 hours after apparently trying to retrieve a dropped cellphone.
The man, in his 30s, reportedly entered the tropical city's grimy underworld at the weekend.
After refusing a passerby's offer of help on Sunday, he was forced to drink drain water as he looked for a way out.
Emergency services were eventually alerted when a resident heard heavy breathing from the drain on Monday.
Queensland Fire and Emergency Services told AFP that firefighters arrived and were able to lift the lid of the drain and rescue the man.
He was said to be suffering from abrasions and cold exposure and was transported to Hospital.
Emergency services said he was in a stable condition.
Passerby James Lingwood told local media he had already spotted the trapped man on Sunday, hearing yells coming from the drain while out for a run.
The man, however, said he was fine and said he would be able to exit the drain the same way he entered.
It was not immediately clear if the man retrieved his phone.
