Men Rescued From Flooded Basement Elevator in Toronto

Men Rescued From Flooded Basement Elevator in Toronto
Police officers wade through water flooding an underpass on King St. W. during heavy rain in Toronto on Tuesday, August 7, 2018. The Canadian Press/Shlomi Amiga
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Police rescued two men trapped inside a flooded elevator in a basement building near Alliance Avenue and Rockliffe Boulevard on Aug. 7.

The water was 6-feet high inside, leaving the men with only one foot of air space above to breathe, according to a tweet by the Toronto Police Service.