By James Sturcke
Guardian Unlimited
HUMBERSIDE, U.K. — A man has died after his foot became trapped in a flooded drain as torrential rain lashed parts of Britain today.
Firefighters and divers battled for three hours to rescue the man, thought to be in his twenties, as water rose above his head in the Hessle area of Hull. He died shortly before 3pm.
Witnesses described seeing the man being submerged on several occasions as the water levels rose. He lost consciousness as the emergency crews struggled to free him.
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