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Two Nebraska-Omaha women's basketball players rescue driver from sinkhole
Summary
Two Nebraska-Omaha players stopped after practice and helped pull a driver from a sinkhole in Omaha; police arrived within minutes and the drivers were uninjured.
Content
Olivia Borsutzki and Esra Kurban were driving home from practice when they saw a section of roadway collapse at Sixty-Seventh and Pacific in Omaha. A rectangular slab of street had given way, leaving two cars teetering at the edge and a driver trapped below in a roughly 15-foot hole with rushing water from a broken pipe. Borsutzki moved to the edge and, with help from another bystander, managed to pull the man up onto the pavement while Kurban monitored the scene. Police arrived within about five minutes, and the drivers were checked and reported to be uninjured.
What happened:
- The collapse left a rectangular section of street missing and two cars angled at the jagged rim.
- A man was pinned in a deep hole beneath the pavement while water flowed from a broken pipe.
- Olivia Borsutzki climbed to the edge and, with another person, pulled the trapped driver out.
- Esra Kurban watched the roadway and the nearby vehicles as the rescue took place.
- Police arrived soon after and the drivers declined offers of transport; they were shaken but uninjured.
Summary:
The rescue drew quick on-scene action from the two players and a bystander and was completed before emergency crews fully secured the area. The incident gained widespread attention online after a clip of the scene was posted; any next steps regarding road repairs or official investigations are undetermined at this time.
