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Man trapped in sewer trying to find cat

Posted at 10:53 PM, Apr 04, 2016
and last updated 2016-04-04 23:54:24-04

A 55-year-old man got stuck in a storm sewer trying to search for his cat according to Omaha Fire and Rescue battalion chief Jerry Anderson. 

This happen after 6:30p.m. Monday evening according to Anderson near the apartment complexes at 95th and Burt street. 

Anderson said the man was brought out of the sewer four blocks from where he entered and is lucky to be alive, with just a few scrapes and scratches. 

The cat the man was trying to find is still nowhere to be seen.