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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Lydia Chantler-Hicks

‘I thought he was dead’: Mother jumped into open sewer to save toddler son who fell 20ft when manhole collapsed

Rory Milner / SWNS

A toddler was left concussed after falling 5ft down a drain shaft with a suspected faulty manhole cover that gave way as he walked down the street with his mum.

His mother, Amy Blyth was strolling with Theo on Sunday morning when the toddler disappeared through the drain cover, as it flipped over and then closed on top of him.

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