2 boys rescued after being sucked into Federal Way storm drain

A look at how two boys were rescued from a Federal Way drain pipe

According to Federal Way police, two 12-year-old boys were playing in stormwater runoff in the 34000 block of Pacific Highway S. when they were sucked underwater by the current.

FEDERAL WAY, Wash. - Two boys have been rescued after getting sucked into a storm drain in Federal Way on Thursday.

According to Federal Way police, two 12-year-old boys were playing in stormwater runoff in the 34000 block of Pacific Highway S. when they were sucked underwater by the current.

Officers found the boys in a concrete basin, clinging to a ladder. The weight of the basin cover prevented them from getting out on their own, police said.