2 Girls Rescued After Being Buried Under Mud at Construction Site
Tinley Park firefighters dug out two girls—one 11, the other 12—after mud and dirt in the hole they were playing in collapsed on top of them, village police reported. Read how the dad of one of the girls reacted when he heard about the accident.
UPDATED (3:28 a.m. Monday, Dec. 3) Two girls were rescued Sunday from a newly dug home foundation they were playing in after mud from the walls loosened and buried them, Tinley Park Police report. Nicole Salwierak, 11, and Sarah Miranda, 12, were not seriously injured and were taken to area hospitals to be evaluated, said Nicole's father, Robert. READ: Teen with Down Syndrome Becomes Eagle Scout Years Before Most "It was a good ending to what could've been a tragedy," said Tinley Park Fire Department Battalion Chief Steve Klotz. The girls had been playing with other kids from the neighborhood in the excavation hole that was dug for a new home being built at 18307 White Oak Lane, Robert Salwierak said. The Salwieraks—Robert, his wife, …
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8:56 am on Thursday, December 6, 2012
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