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An off-duty sheriff’s deputy has died and two other people hurt when two vehicles plunged into a water-filled sinkhole in San Antonio, Texas. | An off-duty sheriff’s deputy has died and two other people hurt when two vehicles plunged into a water-filled sinkhole in San Antonio, Texas. |
The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office on Monday identified the victim as 69-year-old deputy Dora Linda Nishihara, who was a courthouse bailiff. | The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office on Monday identified the victim as 69-year-old deputy Dora Linda Nishihara, who was a courthouse bailiff. |
A crane was used to retrieve her car from water about 12-feet deep. Nishihara’s body was inside the vehicle. | A crane was used to retrieve her car from water about 12-feet deep. Nishihara’s body was inside the vehicle. |
Sheriff’s spokesman James Keith says Nishihara was not working on Sunday when her vehicle went into the sinkhole. Utility officials say the sinkhole appeared after a sewer line ruptured during heavy rain earlier on Sunday. | Sheriff’s spokesman James Keith says Nishihara was not working on Sunday when her vehicle went into the sinkhole. Utility officials say the sinkhole appeared after a sewer line ruptured during heavy rain earlier on Sunday. |
Authorities said two passers-by rescued a driver after another vehicle that went into the sinkhole on Sunday night. That driver and one of his rescuers were treated for minor injuries. | Authorities said two passers-by rescued a driver after another vehicle that went into the sinkhole on Sunday night. That driver and one of his rescuers were treated for minor injuries. |