Champaign Rescuers Honored After Saving Driver From Submerged Vehicle
Community members and Champaign police officers received honors after rescuing a 90-year-old woman from a flooded pond.
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Community members and police officers in Champaign, Illinois, rescued an elderly driver whose vehicle plunged into a flooded retention pond during an August storm. Good News Network reported that the rescuers received official commendations on September 29th for their coordinated actions during the downpour. [1]
The incident occurred on the 1900 block of North Prospect Avenue when a 90-year-old woman lost control of her vehicle. The car quickly entered the pond and sank up to its roof, trapping the driver inside. [1]
According to Good News Network, several local bystanders immediately swam into the flooded pond to assist the woman. Four members of the Champaign Police Department joined the community members in the water to successfully pull the driver from the sinking vehicle. [1]
In short
- A 90-year-old driver was rescued from a vehicle submerged in a flooded retention pond in Champaign, Illinois.
- Bystanders and four officers from the Champaign Police Department swam out to rescue the driver.
- The incident occurred on the 1900 block of North Prospect Avenue.
- The rescuers received official commendations on September 29th.
Sources
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- [1]Illinois Community Members Honored for Helping Save Woman in Submerged Vehicle (WATCH)Good News Network, 1d ago (the report this story comes from)
Background
- [2]Nauvoo, Illinois on Wikipedia
- [3]List of Saved by the Bell episodes on Wikipedia
- [4]Disappearance of Erin Foster and Jeremy Bechtel on Wikipedia
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