Boy dragged a half-mile down sewer main after freak accident

A teenage boy fell into an open New York sewer main Saturday and was dragged along by the sewage for about half a mile before being rescued.

The Albany Times Union newspaper reports the 14-year-old was out with a couple of friends Saturday afternoon in Ballston Spa, a village of about 5,500 residents in Saratoga County. The boy and his friends came across the open main, which authorities say was under construction but should have been covered.

The boy fell into the sewer line. Authorities following the path of the main heard him yelling and pulled off a manhole cover in an industrial park to rescue him.

The teen was hospitalized. Authorities say he suffered only minor injuries.

This story was originally published April 9, 2017 at 1:17 PM with the headline "Boy dragged a half-mile down sewer main after freak accident."