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| Brisbane teenagers found alive after huge search of stormwater drains | |
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| A group of teenagers have been found unharmed after fears for their safety sparked a search of Brisbane’s elaborate stormwater drain network by dozens of emergency workers. | A group of teenagers have been found unharmed after fears for their safety sparked a search of Brisbane’s elaborate stormwater drain network by dozens of emergency workers. |
| About five or six teenagers were spotted entering the drain next to Indooroopilly state high school in Brisbane’s inner-west at about 8.30am on Wednesday. | About five or six teenagers were spotted entering the drain next to Indooroopilly state high school in Brisbane’s inner-west at about 8.30am on Wednesday. |
| Police deployed at least 29 staff to search for the youths, including water police and dog squad officers as the drain network filled up after heavy overnight rain. | |
| Queensland police later said that the teenagers had been found but issued a sharp warning about playing in drains before or after heavy rains. | Queensland police later said that the teenagers had been found but issued a sharp warning about playing in drains before or after heavy rains. |
| “This is extremely risky behaviour which could have ended very badly ... Thankfully they have all been accounted for,” police said. | |
| Swift-water technicians searched four easterly tunnels that lead to the Brisbane river and had planned a second sweep in the opposite direction. | Swift-water technicians searched four easterly tunnels that lead to the Brisbane river and had planned a second sweep in the opposite direction. |
| Manholes on the school’s oval were opened for crews to check. | Manholes on the school’s oval were opened for crews to check. |
| Another high school, St Peters Lutheran college, is nearby and there are primary schools in the area which is between a railway station and the University of Queensland. | Another high school, St Peters Lutheran college, is nearby and there are primary schools in the area which is between a railway station and the University of Queensland. |
| “The safety and wellbeing of students and staff is the department’s highest priority,” the education department said. | “The safety and wellbeing of students and staff is the department’s highest priority,” the education department said. |