Exclusive: First Responders Rescue Teenager Stuck In An Open Drain Pipe In Mamaroneck

CBS New York

September 6, 2021

First responders pulled off a daring rescue after a 13-year-old girl fell into an open drain pipe in Westchester County.

As CBS2’s Thalia Perez reported, the incident happened Sunday in Mamaroneck during an event to help storm victims.

Gabby Cifuentes said she and her sister were playing ball while their parents were in a nearby tent distributing essentials to families affected by the remnants of Hurricane Ida. It happened within seconds. Gabby was trapped and everyone was scrambling to save her.

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