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Woman trapped in sewage-filled basement for 3 days

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    Pennsylvania woman stuck in 4-feet of water, heating oil and sewage

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God help me that desperate cry for help is branded and lieutenant Steve -- -- mind it was very -- Very low visibility on.

But very tight there was no light only a voice to lead the way lieutenant -- -- another diver -- to a basement.

To rescue a woman trapped there for three days waist -- -- chest high water.

And we have a woman shut down there and there's no steps no steps because when 59 your -- and Willis went to her basement Sunday to check on -- circuit breaker the steps collapsed.

Sending her plunge into the basement of her home on Douglas drive in Douglas -- county.

She landed in about four feet of water sewage and heating oil.

Investigators believe the some pump had been broken for YL.

-- fire company called in keystone fire a Boyer town to help with a rare and sophisticated rescue.

Put two divers.

And dry suits -- them in the basement to assist -- the victim out of the basement upon to a latter.

And then they extricated the latter out of place.

The whole system police say Willis is cries for help went on answer from Sunday until Tuesday when a friend who hadn't heard from her went to the house.

Township engineers condemned the house Wednesday.

Douglass township police chief David frank is glad for Willis -- friends who alerted them.

They need to check in our family members and loved ones and neighbors just to make sure -- the brother of the thing to do.

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