A man who went exploring in a tunnel under the 5 Freeway in Orange County had to be rescued by firefighters after becoming trapped, the California Highway Patrol said Monday.
CHP was dispatched to the area under the 5 Freeway in Lake Forest around 10 p.m. after a man stuck in a drainage tunnel called for help.
The man got stuck under the concrete center divider between Lake Forest Drive and El Toro Road.
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Firefighters from Orange County Fire Authority helped free the man.
He had no injuries.
He told officers he went into the drainage tunnel to explore, and after one and a half hours, he got lost.
“In addition to running into “IT” down there, let this be a lesson on why you shouldn’t explore drainage tunnels,” CHP said.
