Iowa teen missing storm drain extensive search occurred after heavy rains Monday. Unfortunately, it was a tragic ending for the Iowa teen missing storm drain search, as the body of the 17-year-old boy was found dead inside storm drains.
The boy involved in the Iowa teen missing storm drain search is teenager Logan Blake. According to city public safety communications coordinator Greg Buelow, Blake was swept away by the quick moving currents on around 7:20 p.m. Monday at an elementary school drain. Buelow did not specify further the reason how Blake ended up in the drain however.
The Iowa teen missing storm drain search began in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. According to USA Today, rescue crews examined underneath manhole covers through the use of sonar in a lake. Divers also stayed on standby during the Iowa teen missing storm drain search which began after Blake was reported missing upon being swept away in a Cedar Rapids storm drain. Blake reportedly got swept after a torrential downpour affected easternIowa city's sewer system.
On Tuesday, officials said that Blake's body was found after extensive Iowa teen missing storm drain search inside an elementary school's storm sewer Monday. According to the Associated Press, Blake's body was found in 3 feet of water about 75 yards from the lake's shore after extensive Iowa teen missing storm drain search. Officials said fire and rescue crews who had been searching for the boy found the body.
Officials also said that Blake's friend, 17-year-old David Bliss was swept along with him into the drain. Bliss said he tried to save Blake during the incident but was unable to do so. Bliss survived after getting swept more than a mile through the sewers and eventually ended up in Cedar Lake. Bliss was able to walk a few blocks to a local hospital. Fortunately, officials said Bliss did not get any life-threatening injuries after being swept.
Reports say the Iowa teen missing storm drain search occurred until around 1:30 a.m. Cedar Rapids public safety spokesman Greg Buelow said the search only resumed around 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday. The early Tuesday Iowa teen missing storm drain search involved more than 100 first responders and volunteers.
On Tuesday morning, the Iowa teen missing storm drain search was still considered by Buelow and Cedar Rapids Fire Department Battalion Chief Brian Gibson a rescue mission, with people hoping that Blake had somehow gotten out of from the sewer.
Reports say that the storms which caused the boys getting swept into the drain dumped water reaching up to 5 inches in parts of Cedar Rapids. Late Monday, 4 feet of water have also been pulled through drain pipes.
On Monday, rescuers reportedly had a hard time entering the sewer system because of the extremely fast current. By Tuesday, the Iowa teen missing storm drain search began through the use of a special camera searching through the pipes. Buelow said before the results of the Iowa teen missing storm drain search, 'Everyone is trying to remain optimistic that it is a rescue mission.'
Blake's father, Mark Blake, during that time also told ABC News that their family is still hoping that the boy had survived. He said, 'He's a strong kid, a very athletic kid. He's got a strong will. We have every faith in the world that he's hooked on and waiting for the current to slow down.'
Buelow said the storm drain where Blake went in is about 54 inches in diameter running around a mile and a half southwest and empties into Cedar Lake. Officials said that there 67,000 gallons of water could have possible flowed through the pipe during Blake's disappearance.
Reports say that Logan Blake was playing Frisbee with his friends Monday when water rushed and pushed them into the storm sewer.
Iowa teen missing storm drain search unfortunately ended in tragedy and the Blake's family is very grieved over the fate the teenager. During a brief news conference, a chaplain reportedly described Blake 'a great kid.' He also informed the public about the family's request for privacy while grieveing the loss of the teen.
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