Thursday, August 6, 2009

Cries in Vain for Man in Drain

A man who screamed for help after becoming stuck down a drain was ignored by residents because they thought he was drunk, an inquest heard yesterday.

Mark Wells was on his way home from a night out to celebrate his 32nd birthday when he dropped his keys down a storm drain in the early hours of Sunday morning.

The aircraft fitter had lifted up the drain's metal grille and fell in head-first as he tried to retrieve them, police believe.

Residents of Ash Road in Newport, Isle of Wight, left Mr Wells's cries for help unanswered because they thought he was a drunk.

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