Emergency services find children reported to have been stuck in drain

Emergency services in Maryborough raced to locate two children who became stuck in a drain on Dunn Street after reportedly climbing inside.

Emergency services have found two children safe and well after they were reportedly stuck in a drain in Maryborough following heavy rain in the past 24 hours.

Emergency services have found two children safe and well after they were reportedly stuck in a drain in Maryborough following heavy rain across the entire region in the past two days.

A Queensland Ambulance Service spokeswoman said they received a call around 8am Wednesday about a teenage boy and another unidentified child being stuck in a drain on Dunn Street after reportedly climbing into it.

A Queensland Fire Department confirmed the reports, saying that a tactical team had been trying to find the best way to enter the drain to retrieve the two.

Both children were found outside of the drain and in good condition, a QAS spokeswoman said.

Emergency crews also responded to a fully submerged ute in a flooded causeway at Yengarie, west of Maryborough early Wednesday.

The ute was seen at the flooded causeway at the intersection of Mungar and Pohlman roads.

A Queensland Police Service spokeswoman said the driver exited the vehicle before it was submerged and was safe.

Originally published as Emergency services find children reported to have been stuck in drain