Man rescued from storm runoff after being swept 2.5 miles down Pacoima Wash
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A 23-year-old homeless man swept away by fast-moving storm runoff in the concrete-lined Pacoima Wash was rescued from the flood control channel Tuesday morning, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.The man, who was described as "hypothermic and not terribly communicative" after being rescued from 3-foot-deep water moving 8 to 10 mph, had been carried 2.5 miles from San Fernando to Pacoima, said Brian Humphrey, a spokesman for the LAFD.
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