Sheboygan, Wis.
A 41-year-old man drowned after getting stuck in a storm sewer trying to retrieve a cell phone, police said.The man weighed more that 300 poundsand was wedged with his head and shoulders underwater in a vertical storm drain in front of his home Wednesday, said police Lt. Tim Eirich.
The man's identity was not released pending notification of relatives.
Neighbor Chris Van Erem said he saw the man kneeling over the sewer before he fell in. Police said the man pulled the iron gate off trying to get the cell phone.
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