By Mike Stunson
The Charlotte Observer
MOUNDRIDGE, Kan. 鈥� A toddler is shaken, but otherwise unharmed, after being rescued from the bottom of an underground PVC pipe, Kansas authorities say.
The Moundridge Police Department said the 14-month-old child became 鈥� just 12 inches in diameter 鈥攁round 2 p.m. Sunday, July 28.
Authorities found the child 鈥渦pright in the bottom of the pipe,鈥� which police said was 10 to 12 feet deep.
One police officer鈥檚 鈥渃reative鈥� approach to get the child out was 鈥渋nstrumental鈥� in the rescue, police said. The child was lifted from the pipe through a makeshift 鈥渃atch pole鈥� that the officer constructed using rope and a smaller PVC pipe, the department said.
The rescue took 15 to 20 minutes and officers said the child was uninjured.
鈥淲e extend our deepest gratitude to all the first responders for their swift and effective action, which transformed a dangerous situation into a successful rescue,鈥� police said.
Moundridge is about a 40-mile drive northwest from Wichita.
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