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I seem to be stuck in the canal area. How can I get out?
1 of 15: Search around near the spot where the two cops appeared.
2 of 15: You need to get up onto that higher ledge.
3 of 15: There was a ladder leading up to it, but it was broken off sometime in the past.
4 of 15: Fortunately, you can make the jump up onto the ledge without it.
5 of 15: TIP: If you need help making the jump, use the barrel that's imbedded in the sand next to the ledge.
6 of 15: After getting the supplies from the corner near the ladder remains, start down the nearby corridor to meet up with three more manhacks.
7 of 15: Past the manhack spot, you'll find two rooms, both of which appear to be dead ends.
8 of 15: The room with the barnacles and the supply crate really is a dead end, but the other one isn't.
9 of 15: Search the walls of the curvy room for ladders, using the flashlight so you can see better.
10 of 15: You'll find a ladder in the corner near the doorway.
11 of 15: Climb it to get to a wall niche with varying supplies, the exact nature of which depends on your condition when you approached the area. (If you were in really good shape, there'll be no supplies here at all.)
12 of 15: Now walk carefully along the planks and metal sheeting that've been set up to help you get across to another wall niche with condition-sensitive supplies.
13 of 15: That looks like another dead end, but drop carefully to the floor and look around.
14 of 15: That makeshift walkway between niches got you to another curvy room adjacent to the one you were in.
15 of 15: Leave this room to get out of the sewer canal area.
