A man that was standing for a bus, ended up underground and covered in rats in New York City. Leonard Shoulders was waiting for a bus in the Belmont section of the Bronx a week ago when the concrete sidewalk beneath his feet suddenly gave way, sending him 15 feet down into a pit of active, curious rats.
Leonard's brother said, "He couldn't move, and the rats were crawling all over him," noting his brother fractured his arm and leg during the fall. "He didn't scream, because he didn't want the rats going into his mouth." He was stuck in the hole for about a half-hour before help got to the scene. Firefighters finally yanked Leonard out and rushed him to a local hospital where he is recovering.
Officials determined Leonard fell into a vault that was found to be in a "state of disrepair," according to a Department of Buildings rep. The building next to it was ordered to be vacated due to the state of the sidewalk, and officials are working to pin down the vault's owner, who would have been responsible for maintaining the space.
Source: The Guardian
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