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Panicking. he looked like he might be in a little bit of a state of shock. >> david winter can breathe but he's not out of danger yet. his legs are still stuck in the menacing drain pipe. >> get me an ambulance! >> and i reached down and removed his one leg from the drain. water started to flow a little bit easier and then we eventually got the second leg out. >> as he pulls the second leg out water flows down into the drain with the force of a raging river. >> the water rushed down that fast it actually ripped the boot off my foot. >> they passed david up to the top to the road, and everyone ...

Shock. >> david winter can breathe, but he's not out of danger yet. his legs are still stuck in that menacing drain pipe. >> get me an ambulance! get me an ambulance! >> and i reached down, and removed his one leg from the drain, water started to flow easier and then we eventually got the second leg out. >> as he pulls the second leg out, water flows into the drain with the force of a raging river. >> the water rushed down that fast, that it actually ripped the boot off my foot. >> they passed david up to the top, and everyone is just so exhausted. >> cameraman damian leschke considered jumpin...

>> screaming for oxygen and an ambulance and ropes and anything they could get their hands on. >> get it on him. get it on him! get it on him! >> david's gone a full minute without air. how long can he survive under water? they know it can't be much longer, so the four men in the water pull with all of their might. >> i was dragging him back to the surface and he got a mouthful of air, and then he went under again and i thought that's it. there's no way they're going to be able to help him up. i thought he's gone. there's no way. >> but through pure strength and will, firefighter steve waterwo...

His legs were wedged into the pipe. >> firemen, the roadworkers, they all just dived in and just trying to pull him up. >> fighting the incredible force of water, the workers are able to get his head up. he's gasping for air, and then suddenly, he goes under again. >> give me the line. give me the line. >> he was wedged into the drain up to his hips and his head was about two foot under water. >> david is in grave danger. he's drowning before their very eyes. >> we've really got to get something done here, and if we don't, he could lose his life, and i didn't want that to happen while i was th...

While i was there. >> screaming for oxygen and an ambulance and ropes and anything they could get their hands on. >> get it on him. get it on him! get it on him! >> david's gone a full minute without air. how long can he survive underwater? they know it can't be much longer, so the four men in the water pull with all of their might. >> i was dragging him back to the surface and he got a mouthful of air, and then he went under again and i thought that's it. there's no way they're going to be able to help him up. i thought he's gone. there's no way. >> but through pure strength and will, firefig...