Down the drain: Girl walking and texting gets stuck

WASHINGTON — A Chinese teenager got a valuable — and embarrassing — lesson about distracted walking when her entire leg got lodged in a drain while texting.

The girl’s leg slipped through the metal grill of the drain, up to her thigh recently in China.

Her foot was lodged, and she was unable to move or free herself.

Passersby comforted the girl, and called the fire department, which was able to remove the bars and free the girl. She was scratched and bruised, but not seriously hurt.

An eyewitness Jun Niu, who posted pictures of the girl, said she was embarrassed to be trapped in the predicament.

Neal Augenstein

Neal Augenstein has been a general assignment reporter with WTOP since 1997. He says he looks forward to coming to work every day, even though that means waking up at 3:30 a.m.

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