Crime & Safety

Elderly Palatine Woman Falls Down Open Manhole

The 76-year-old Palatine woman had to be rescued after falling 12 feet.

A 76-year-old Palatine woman had to be rescued after falling 12 feet down an open manhole behind a grocery store near Dundee and Hicks road, the Daily Herald reports.

The woman used her cellphone to call dispatch, who in turn used location software to determine the area of her location, according to the Chicago Tribune.The article states she was treated for an injured ankle and cuts to her face and elbow at Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights.

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