Person rescued from drainage ditch during overnight storms, SAFD says
Crews searched multiple locations for several hours, but did not located anyone else
Mason Hickok, Digital Journalist
SAN ANTONIO – A person experiencing homelessness is in the hospital after being rescued from a flooded drainage ditch, according to the San Antonio Fire Department.
The person was camped out in a drainage ditch near the 8900 block of Interstate 10 West and Tioga Drive when stormwater began flowing through just before 10:30 p.m. on Monday, SAFD said.
The individual, whose age is unknown, was taken to the hospital as a precaution, according to Joe Arrington, an SAFD spokesman.
Firefighters were told by the individual that they believed others were with them; however, a thorough, multi-location search over several hours did not turn up anyone else, Arrington said. It was previously reported there were upward of five individuals in the drainage ditch.