Though a French drain is composed of just three elements—perforated pipe, filtration fabric, and gravel—it's easy to make costly, time-consuming mistakes when installing the drain.

A 6-foot alligator that was trapped in a drainage pipe in Hilton Head's ritzy Port Royal Plantation community has been freed after six months.

A harrowing rescue unfolded amid sweltering temperatures as first responders in Ventura County, California, worked to free a man from a 36-inch drainpipe Sunday.