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'We need to get him out' — Lincoln man, police officer reflect on rescue of driver from southeast Lincoln pond
- Damon Bennett
- Sep 9, 2022
- Sep 9, 2022 Updated Oct 14, 2023
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Two Lincoln men and a police officer helped save a driver from drowning after his vehicle left the roadway and crashed into a pond on Saturday in southeast Lincoln, police say.
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Two Lincoln men and a police officer helped save a driver from drowning after his vehicle left the roadway and crashed into a pond on Saturday in southeast Lincoln, police say.
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