It was a narrow escape for a man who spent two harrowing days trapped in a Chandler well before being rescued by local fire crews. Chandler Fire Department reported the man voluntarily entered a drainage well near Arizona Avenue and Pecos Road and got stuck when the opening was "inadvertently covered." He was not discovered until he managed to call 911 on March 27, according to a FOX10 Phoenix article.

The man, whose identity is being kept under wraps for privacy issues, was reportedly not living in the well but had entered it illegally. "Our crews worked diligently to remove the drainage hole cover, allowing the patient to safely climb out without the need for additional assistance or rescue efforts," Chandler Fire said in a statement obtained by FOX10 Phoenix. Following his self-aided escape, he is currently in a hands of the Chandler Police Department.

Emergency crews arrived at the scene shortly after 2 p.m. on March 27 to assist the man, who fortunately sustained no injuries from the ordeal. He was assessed by medics upon rescue and is now being held by law enforcement, as investigators scratch their heads to uncover the motivations behind his descent into the drainage well earlier in the week, per a report from azfamily.com.

The incident comes on the heels of a similar case in the same area, where a woman fell into a 15-foot well and was injured, requiring about an hour for rescue operations. Chandler Fire used the opportunity to issue a reminder about the "potential dangers of unauthorized entry into confined spaces, which can lead to serious injury or worse," as mentioned in the FOX10 Phoenix report.