Emergency worker pulls woman, 2 children from sinking car in Twin Cities pond
By APThursday, July 29, 2010
Rescuer pulls mom, 2 kids from car in Minn. pond
RICHFIELD, Minn. — The Minnesota Department of Transportation says a state highway first responder rescued a Twin Cities woman and her two children after the mother drove their car off a highway and into a pond.
A department spokesman says the emergency worker, Don Machacek, arrived at the pond in Richfield, just south of Minneapolis, Wednesday afternoon to find the vehicle “nose-first and sinking.”
He says Machacek opened a rear passenger door and pulled the three to safety. The car continued to sink.
The woman and her children, ages 8 and 10, are OK.
The dramatic rescue was recorded by a traffic management camera.
The spokesman says the driver misjudged her exit from the Interstate 35W.
(This version CORRECTS location of Richfield. )
