Police said a truck driver was walking in a wooded area around 1:30 a.m. behind Love's truck stop when he dropped his cell phone. As he tried to retrieve it, he fell about 20 feet down the manhole.
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Another driver saw the man fall and alerted a security guard who called 911.
Houston firefighters arrived and rescued the man.
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He was taken to the hospital, where he is recovering from non-life threatening injuries.
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Jason Courtney said he cut across a grassy area under the beltway and fell into the exposed hole.
Man spends 9 days trapped in manohle