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Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Dog, owner safe after going into open manhole
May 19—PERRY TOWNSHIP — Perry Township Fire Department successfully rescued a dog from a 15- to 20-foot deep manhole using a Megamover Portable Transport Unit at approximately 8:20 p.m. Friday. The dog, which is owned by Michael Flanagan, was running and fell into the manhole, Perry Township Fire Chief Kevin Rader said in a phone call. Flanagan went into the hole to try to get the dog but was able to self-extricate. Shawnee Fire Department's below-grade resources were requested but not used after Perry was able to retrieve the dog. Rader encouraged the public to be aware and report open, uncovered manholes to utility departments or emergency services. "If there's anything ever in the storm drains, we recommend people do not go down there, Rader said. The crew covered up the hole and marked it until it can be repaired in the future. Reach Cade Higgins at 567-242-0351 Featured Local Savings
Yahoo
28-01-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Woman recalls being rescued from Sunday morning house fire
VANDERBURGH COUNTY, Ind. (WEHT) — A Vanderburgh County woman says she feels thankful after being rescued from a devastating house fire Sunday morning. Sherri Schenk says she woke up to smoke billowing from underneath her bedroom door on Sunday morning. After realizing she was trapped, she called 911. 'Panic. My husband was out of town so it was just me and the dog,' Schenk says. Schnek walked us through the damage and took us to her bedroom. 'This is the door. Luckily I had it closed because that kept the fire out. The smoke just started billowing in, and then the fire,' she says. Schenk through a blanket out of the window, so first responders could see where she was trapped. A few minutes later, Schenk says God sent her a guardian angel. 'He literally sent someone to save me. A huge thank you to that first responder who pulled me out,' says Schenk. 'The only tool I had that happened to be in my truck bed was a crowbar. And I took that to the window,' says James DiMarco, a volunteer firefighter and EMT with the Perry Township Fire Department. DiMarco lives a few miles down the road and was the first on the scene. He broke the window and helped get Schnek to safety. 'She looks at me and says, well, you will have to catch me. And I said okay, it is better out here than it is in there,' he says. 'I had a t-shirt and shorts on, and that was it,' Schenk says. Minutes after getting Schnek out of the home, the room erupted in flames. 'I am lucky, very lucky,' she says. After being treated for non-life-threatening injuries at the hospital, Schnek returned to the home to see what was left. 'This is a picture of me when I was a little girl. Wow. I hope I can save that,' she says. Despite losing nearly everything, Schenk says she is grateful for what she does have. 'We have gotten calls and texts from people who have seen the stories and they have reached out asking what they can do And just for them to keep us in our prayers is a lot,' she says. Schenk says she is staying with her daughter in the meantime. She says her dog died in the fire. Schenk's daughter set up a Go Fund Me page to help get them back on their feet. If you want to donate, click here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
