Naked Man Pulled from Storm Drain: Report

The man told police he got lost and had been wandering around in the sewer system for hours.

San Diego County authorities rescued a naked man who told authorities he got lost inside a storm drain after seeking underground refuge from the heat.

A resident called 911 after hearing a man yelling for help from inside a drain in Chula Vista Monday night, the San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

Firefighters were able to get the man out. A dispatcher told the newspaper that the rescued man was not wearing any clothes.

The man said he had been hot, and had climbed into the storm drain about 10:30 a.m. He said he got lost and had been wandering around in the sewer system for hours.

The man was not injured and was returned to his home.

According to the National Weather Service, the high temperature Monday in Chula Vista was 86 degrees.
 

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