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Mount Airy resident urges grates and inspections after 13-year-old drowns in storm pipe
Summary
A Mount Airy resident told the town council her 13-year-old nephew, Mason Kearns, drowned after being swept into an ungrated drainage pipe. The mayor said staff will inspect town drains and assist property owners to remediate hazardous pipes; residents and the council pressed for a formal accident review and safety fixes.
Lisonbee Eggleston, the aunt of 13-year-old Mason Kearns, told the Mount Airy Town Council that her nephew was swept into an ungrated concrete drainage pipe at the Mount Airy Apartments last week and drowned within moments.
"Mason didn't know this," Eggleston said in a public comment, describing the drain as appearing to be part of the grassy play area and asking why a pipe that could fit a small adult was left without a sturdy grate. She cited national reporting and safety guidance and urged the town to act so "this town is responsible for finding…
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