Amazing Rescue Caught on Camera: Man Survives Incredible 25-Foot Plunge to Bottom of Storm Drain

This has not been a great week for many people in 🗽New York City, as storms pelted the area, turning roads into waterways and flooding homes.

Cars were stuck and abandoned, traffic was backed up, subways were flooded and bus drivers had to make some tough calls as their routes ran through several feet of rushing water.

One man in Queens had a particularly rough Sunday morning after falling into a storm drain near Whitestone Expressway and Cross Island Parkway in an area that had no walkway.

Shortly after 8 a.m., first responders found that the man had plunged nearly 30 feet to the bottom of the storm drain.

Thankfully the victim’s brother was there, too, and was able to direct the police when they arrived.

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The man was in water, so rescuers were concerned about the possibility of hypothermia setting in. He’d also injured his ankles in the fall, as well as sustained a cut to his head and possibly a broken leg.

But he was alive, and when he saw police arrive, he noticeably calmed.