By Arlette Yousif, L.E. Baskow
Las Vegas Review-Journal
LAS VEGAS — A 35-year-old man was rescued Tuesday afternoon in downtown Las Vegas, according to the Las Vegas Fire Department.
The fire department said it received a call around 1:14 p.m. about a man who was caught in a tunnel in the area of Symphony Park Avenue and South Grand Central Parkway.
The man was holding on to a rope until he was rescued, according to the fire department.
Once the man was safe, he explained that he was helping someone get out of the tunnel when he got caught himself and couldn’t get out, the fire department said.
No injuries were reported.
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