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Elderly person rescued after becoming stranded 15 feet underground in Tennessee, rescue squad says

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By David Sikes
| WSMV-TV (Nashville, TN) Verified
CHURCH HILL, Tenn. (WVLT) - An elderly person was rescued after becoming stranded about 15 feet underground in Hawkins County, according to the Church Hill Rescue Squad. The Church Hill Rescue Squad said crews were dispatched around 3:45 p.m. Friday to a confined space rescue. When responders arrived, they found an elderly patient who had gotten into a wet well and became stranded on a ladder about 15 feet below ground and was unable to climb back out.
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Elderly person rescued after becoming stranded 15 feet underground in Tennessee, rescue squad says

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By David Sikes
| WVLT-TV/WBXX-TV (Knoxville, TN) Verified
CHURCH HILL, Tenn. (WVLT) - An elderly person was rescued after becoming stranded about 15 feet underground in Hawkins County, according to the Church Hill Rescue Squad. The Church Hill Rescue Squad said crews were dispatched around 3:45 p.m. Friday to a confined space rescue. When responders arrived, they found an elderly patient who had gotten into a wet well and became stranded on a ladder about 15 feet below ground and was unable to climb back out.
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Minor train derailment reported in Morgan County weeks after major alcohol spill

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By David Sikes
| WVLT-TV/WBXX-TV (Knoxville, TN) Verified
MORGAN COUNTY, Tenn. (WVLT) - No injuries or damage were reported after a minor train derailment in Morgan County on Friday evening, according to the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office said one train engine partially went off the track in the Oakdale area around 9 p.m. Friday. The engine remained upright and did not overturn. No railcars derailed, and officials said there were no spills or leaks. According to preliminary information, only one engine derailed.
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