Texas Rescuers Save Woman From Sewage-Filled Ravine

A passerby's curiosity may have saved a life behind a Dallas high school. Police say that around 5:25pm on June 28, a young man followed faint cries coming from a wooded area and discovered a young woman stuck in a steep ravine, mired in mud and sewage after being trapped for days, Fox News reports. Dallas police and fire crews mounted a joint rescue in 104-degree heat, trekking about a quarter-mile over rough ground to reach her. They hauled her out and rushed her to a hospital, where she was treated for severe dehydration, extended sun exposure, and other injuries.

Police did not release the woman's identity or say how she ended up in the ravine, WFAA reports. In a Facebook post Monday, the Dallas Police Department credited the "collaborative effort" of officers, firefighters, and paramedics whose quick work "saved a young woman who was in desperate need of help." "The well-being of the Dallas community is not something that's handled by a single agency," the department said."It takes a collaborative effort from multiple teams and organizations working side-by-side to ensure every person's safety."