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The business of news in generally fairly dismal and depressing. In particular, political news seems to cast an especially gloomy shadow. One almost invariably will only hear about the latest hair-brained piece of legislation that is trying to make its way into law. Still more, one will be reminding time and time again of the at best questionable stability and sanity of our current President. Finally, there is a sad note that is played when one is struck with the realization that if Biden does leave office due to perhaps the 25th amendment, who would then be occupying the station as President. Depressing stuff, indeed.
Well, we’re all in luck, at least today. There is a little bit of optimism and cheer that we can indulge in.
It is now being reported by Breitbart that:
Firefighters and Good Samaritans heroically saved a woman whose vehicle was submerged in a sinkhole in El Paso, Texas.
The woman was driving at the intersection of Yandell and Gateway South when a sinkhole suddenly opened up and started to swallow her vehicle.
Emergency officials received reports of the sinking vehicle at around 6:40 p.m., according to KVIA.
When the El Paso Fire Department arrived, they were joined by bystanders who helped prevent the trapped woman from fully going underwater with her white sedan.
Dramatic footage captured fire officials and bystanders appearing to use tools to keep the vehicle from sinking while others assisted the woman who crawled out from the rear windshield.
Please watch the whole thing below:
WATCH: El Paso Firefighters and Good Samaritans were able to pull a woman out of her car before the vehicle was swallowed up by a sinkhole on Gateway South and Yandell.
— KVIA ABC-7 News (@KVIAABC7News) August 10, 2022
Video courtesy: Spa Auto Collision
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The victim was taken to the hospital for minor injuries. After the rescue, the vehicle almost sank entirely, as images showed only the trunk sticking out afterward.
Witness Daniel Hernandez described the breathtaking rescue to KFOX 14.
“People were like ma’am get out of the car, but she was an older lady,” Hernandez said. “And I mean these guys were trying to open the door by trying to get her out of there, but they didn’t have anything to break the windows.”
The witness believes if fire officials had arrived 30 seconds later, the woman might not have been so lucky.
“Special thank you to the good Samaritans that assisted the crews in this rescue,” the El Paso Fire Department wrote on Facebook.
The hole had opened up due to a water main burst that eroded the pavement at the intersection, according to El Paso Water via KVIA.
Crews installed a new pipeline on Thursday and will begin work on refilling the hole and paving it, El Paso Water noted in a Facebook statement. The intersection remains closed.
So, there is a little bit of light shining in the otherwise dreary world of news. We have to face it, the world can be quite depressing quite often, so it’s always a pleasure to be able to underscore and promote a story that drips of optimism and speaks to the regnant and innate good in humanity. Quite a lesson there that ought not to be forgotten in the face of all the ridiculousness of our world.
