US EditionWoman rescued from storm drain had not been seen in nearly two weeks
- Poway Fire Department conducted a confined space rescue on Monday afternoon at Beeler Canyon Road, where they removed a woman from a storm drain.
- Police sought assistance from fire crews after a missing person case led them near the storm drain, where they heard moaning.
- Firefighters entered the sewage system, a confined space, and located the woman after going uphill inside the drain system.
- Battalion Chief Erik Windsor noted the unusual nature of the situation, stating, "It is very possible from what I'm hearing that she's been there for days."
- Yafang Zhou, 59, missing since March 25th, was identified as the woman rescued; she was hospitalized in serious condition and undergoing life-saving measures.
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Missing woman pulled from storm drain dies at hospital
A San Diego woman who was the subject of a police search for the past two weeks and was found Monday in an underground storm drain system in medical distress has died after being rescued, according to a spokesman for the San Diego County medical examiner’s office.
UPDATE: Woman recovered from storm drain in Poway pronounced dead
By KGTV Digital Team Click here for updates on this story SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — The woman who was removed from a storm drain in Poway has died, according to the San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office. Yafang Zhou, 59, was pronounced dead by a Palomar Medical Center doctor at about 4:15 p.m. Monday, a little under two hours after she was pulled out of the man hole. First responders from the Poway Fire, San Diego Fire and Police departments c…
California woman rescued after being trapped in a storm drain
SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. (NBC, KYMA/KECY) - A California woman is recovering after apparently being trapped for days in a storm drain. After an hours-long effort, first responders pulled the woman from the canyon storm drain in Poway Monday. Investigators say the 59-year-old woman was reported missing on April 3. San Diego detectives searching the area say they heard a woman's voice coming from the storm drain Monday morning. That's when rescue …
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