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Vegas Stripped: A former tunnel dweller — VIDEO

Ricky Lee Cole has lived off and on in the flood tunnels beneath Las Vegas for 20 years. He recently was placed in an apartment through HELP of Southern Nevada, but still has great difficulty finding a job.

He credits Matt O'Brien, author of Beneath the Neon, as the greatest sources of assistance over the past few years. 

Vegas Stripped is a weekly series appearing on Thursdays on reviewjournal.com. Follow Rachel Aston on Twitter: @Rookie__Rae

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