A tense rescue in Texas ended with a young woman being pulled to safety after authorities say she spent days trapped in a steep ravine.
The ordeal came to light around 5:25 p.m. local time on June 28, when a young man heard faint cries for help coming from a wooded area behind a nearby high school.
After following the sounds, he discovered the woman stuck deep in mud and sewage at the bottom of the ravine, where she had reportedly been unable to escape for several days.
The Dallas Police Department and Dallas Fire-Rescue quickly mounted a joint response. Crews worked in 104-degree heat and made their way across roughly a quarter-mile of difficult, hazardous terrain to reach her.
Dallas Fire responded to assist with the rescue. (Dallas County Fire Rescue/Facebook/File)
First responders eventually freed the woman from the muck and transported her to a local hospital. She was treated for severe dehydration, extended sun exposure and additional injuries.
Authorities have not said how the woman became trapped in the ravine.
Dallas police said the rescue was made in 104-degree heat. (Dylan Hollingsworth/Bloomberg via Getty Images/File)
In a statement Monday, the Dallas Police Department praised the heroic joint effort.
“The well-being of the Dallas community is not something that’s handled by a single agency,” the Dallas Police Department wrote in an X post. “It takes a collaborative effort from multiple teams and organizations working side-by-side to ensure every person’s safety.”
It is unclear how the woman, who has not been publicly identified, became stuck. (FOX 4 News Dallas/File)
The department extended its sincere thanks to the officers, firefighters and paramedics whose “swift action and joint effort saved a young woman who was in desperate need of help.”
