{"id":1758,"date":"2026-01-28T15:55:03","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T15:55:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsliked.online\/?p=1758"},"modified":"2026-01-28T15:55:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T15:55:03","slug":"teen-gets-stuck-in-11-inch-wide-drain-pipe-while-sledding-on-kansas-golf-course-kind-of-mind-boggling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsliked.online\/?p=1758","title":{"rendered":"Teen gets stuck in 11-inch-wide drain pipe while sledding on Kansas golf course: \u2018Kind of mind boggling\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A 15-year-old managed to get stuck in an 11-inch-wide drain pipe during a sledding mishap on a Kansas golf course, according to authorities.<\/p>\n<p>The teen, whose identity has not been released, was sledding with a friend on a golf course at Sand Creek Station when he fell feet-first into the uncovered pipe in the ground,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NewtonKSFireEMS\/posts\/pfbid02MEJ5oQ941mEwYWtNUtxnEZ6Squ12htjnqV3ERNGfWNdY3cNkoths258hdzCzEUxtl\">according to the Newton Fire and EMS Division.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>EMS officials rushed to rescue the boy after his friend asked a neighbor to call 911, and found him trapped in the pipe with only his fingertips \u201cvisible at ground level,\u201d officials said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"38309182\"><\/button><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-38309182\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/https-www-facebook-com-newtonksfireems-119845944.jpg?w=768\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 443px) 100vw, 443px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/https-www-facebook-com-newtonksfireems-119845944.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1500w, 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/https-www-facebook-com-newtonksfireems-119845944.jpg?resize=45,60&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 45w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/https-www-facebook-com-newtonksfireems-119845944.jpg?resize=60,80&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 60w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/https-www-facebook-com-newtonksfireems-119845944.jpg?resize=1200,1600&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/https-www-facebook-com-newtonksfireems-119845944.jpg?resize=44,58&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 44w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/https-www-facebook-com-newtonksfireems-119845944.jpg?resize=117,156&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 117w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/https-www-facebook-com-newtonksfireems-119845944.jpg?resize=38,50&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 38w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/https-www-facebook-com-newtonksfireems-119845944.jpg?resize=640,853&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 640w\" alt=\"A measuring tape stretches across a dark, round pipe opening in the snow, next to an open manhole cover.\" width=\"443\" height=\"590\" data-modal-image=\"38309182\" \/><figcaption>The teen was sledding with a friend on a golf course at Sand Creek Station when he fell feet-first into the uncovered 11-inch-wide pipe in the ground.<span class=\"credit\"><span class=\"credit\">Newton Fire and EMS<br \/>\n\u201cThanks to his quick thinking, this event had a positive outcome. It is important to always have someone with you while sledding to call for help in the event of an emergency,\u201d the fire department wrote in a statement.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span>The bizarre sledding snafu was quickly analyzed by skeptical commenters who decried that it would be nearly impossible for a 15-year-old to become trapped in the small drainage pipe.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"38309180\"><\/button><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-38309180\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/https-www-facebook-com-newtonksfireems-119845947.jpg?w=768\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 443px) 100vw, 443px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/https-www-facebook-com-newtonksfireems-119845947.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1080w, 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/https-www-facebook-com-newtonksfireems-119845947.jpg?resize=150,200&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 150w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/https-www-facebook-com-newtonksfireems-119845947.jpg?resize=231,308&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 231w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/https-www-facebook-com-newtonksfireems-119845947.jpg?resize=322,429&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 322w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/https-www-facebook-com-newtonksfireems-119845947.jpg?resize=300,400&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/https-www-facebook-com-newtonksfireems-119845947.jpg?resize=331,441&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 331w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/https-www-facebook-com-newtonksfireems-119845947.jpg?resize=45,60&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 45w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/https-www-facebook-com-newtonksfireems-119845947.jpg?resize=60,80&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 60w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/https-www-facebook-com-newtonksfireems-119845947.jpg?resize=44,58&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 44w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/https-www-facebook-com-newtonksfireems-119845947.jpg?resize=117,156&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 117w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/https-www-facebook-com-newtonksfireems-119845947.jpg?resize=38,50&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 38w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/https-www-facebook-com-newtonksfireems-119845947.jpg?resize=640,853&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 640w\" alt=\"A large, dark hole in the snow next to a person's feet.\" width=\"443\" height=\"590\" data-modal-image=\"38309180\" \/><figcaption>The Newton Fire and EMS Division said their \u201cpriority was getting him out, not how he managed to get in.\u201d<span class=\"credit\">Newton Fire and EMS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NewtonKSFireEMS\/posts\/pfbid02WAw8jsNkqi6nJDfA1C7vyiXWnAy1f1ZVCbgZAFkhDo8vZVWUd7dbtM4XixDpwPRFl\">\u00a0follow-up post<\/a>, the Newton Fire and EMS Division clarified the hole had an interior diameter of 11 inches, and that their \u201cpriority was getting him out, not how he managed to get in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s kind of mind-boggling how it even happened to be honest,\u201d one resident<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kwch.com\/2026\/01\/26\/kind-mind-boggling-questions-linger-after-teen-rescued-drainage-pipe-newton-golf-course\/\">\u00a0told KWCH.<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_4-0\">The drain pipe should have had a metal grate covering it, and it was replaced after the incident, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 15-year-old managed to get stuck in an 11-inch-wide drain pipe during a sledding mishap on a Kansas golf course, according to authorities. The teen, whose identity has not been released, was sledding with a friend on a golf course at Sand Creek Station when he fell feet-first into the uncovered pipe in the ground,\u00a0according [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1759,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1758","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsliked.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1758","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsliked.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsliked.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsliked.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsliked.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1758"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsliked.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1758\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1760,"href":"https:\/\/newsliked.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1758\/revisions\/1760"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsliked.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1759"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsliked.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1758"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsliked.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1758"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsliked.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1758"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}