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Man Drowns After Phone Drops in Sewer

by Tim Stevens on June 7, 2007 at 03:34 PM

Just two days ago we reported on a study claiming that 885,000 British cell phones wind up in toilets each year -- gross, but altogether harmless. Now comes news out of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, of man who dropped his cell phone down a sewer drain -- and then died trying to retrieve it.

Police claim the 41-year-old, 300-pound man lifted the sewer cover to rescue his phone, only to fall in and become wedged in the drain with his head and shoulders underwater. A passer-by attempted to rescue the man, but was no match for the man's weight. Ultimately, it took six firefighters to extract the man from the sewer, but not before the man drowned.

Next time, people, just let the phone go -- or get yourself some decent replacement insurance so you won't suffer the same fate as this poor guy.


From EagleHerald.com

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