Florida woman lost in sewer for weeks

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The 43-year-old woman, who has a history of mental illness and drug abuse, told Delray Beach officers she went swimming in a flood-control canal near her boyfriend’s home

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In shallow water, she said she found a door, which took her into the sewer system. She said she began walking through the tunnels and became lost.

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The officer who interviewed the woman expressed skepticism about her story, writing in his report he found it “unusual.” Police said the woman did not meet the criteria for commitment to a mental hospital, but her family was told to get her help.

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