Altona: Boy rescued from stormwater drain reunites with rescuers
Jake Gilbert had been riding his bike with a friend when he accidentally rode across a submerged drain last...
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Altona Meadows: Miraculous escape of 11-year-old Jake Gilbert after he was caught in floodwaters
A boy has thanked his rescuers after he was sucked down a stormwater drain by a raging torrent of floodwater while riding his bike in Melbournes south-west.
South Australia Peter Ivory Kristy Briffa Justin Costello Jake Gilbert Victoria Police Constable Peter Ivory
Source: dailymail.co.uk
Victoria floods: Boy rescued from stormwater drain in Altona
Jake Gilbert was clinging to the grate covering the drain when - by chance - an off-duty SES volunteer and Victoria Police constable were nearby and came to pull him free.
Source: theage.com.au