storm drain
noun
: a drain that carries water (such as rainwater) away from a street, parking lot, etc.
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Loading your audio article Five days before a missing San Diego woman was found dying in a Poway storm drain, police had spotted her vehicle at a nearby trailhead.
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Caleb Lunetta, Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2025
Woman rescued from storm drain through manhole days after she was reported missing
Even though the children and canines were safely removed, officials emphasized the dangers of being in a storm drainage system.
—Megan Forrester, ABC News, 9 Apr. 2025
Firefighters opened another access point to the storm drain system and helped the woman out of the drain, officials said.
—Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 20 Feb. 2025
Read Next Texas Firefighters ‘worked tirelessly’ to save puppy from a storm drain.
—Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 30 Jan. 2025
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Caleb Lunetta, Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2025
Woman rescued from storm drain through manhole days after she was reported missing
Even though the children and canines were safely removed, officials emphasized the dangers of being in a storm drainage system.
—Megan Forrester, ABC News, 9 Apr. 2025
Firefighters opened another access point to the storm drain system and helped the woman out of the drain, officials said.
—Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 20 Feb. 2025
Read Next Texas Firefighters ‘worked tirelessly’ to save puppy from a storm drain.
—Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Storm drain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/storm%20drain. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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