Siberians save woman's life (TRUE STORY)

This was written by Harold R. Sullivan of Manchester, NH, son of
Mrs. Olive Sullivan of Berlin, NH (who happens to live on my
street). This was in the Berlin Daily Sun, letters to the
Editor. It was entitled: "They are heros to my mother".

"On Thursday, May 27th my mother, Olive Sullivan, was working in
her garden at her home at 2143 Riverside Drive in Berlin. About
10:30 a.m. she suddenly was sucked into a sinkhole and was
buried chest deep. An old septic tank no longer in use collapsed
from all the rain. She could easily have been buried alive had
she not grabbed onto some Siberian irises and held herself from
going deeper.

For an hour this 87 year old woman screamed for help. Finally,
her "guardian angels" arrived. (the three men's names are listed
 here but I have elected to not include them on the internet
without their permission } They were working next door and heard
her cries for help. 

They came over, saw the situation and despite the danger to
themselves, they grabbed my mother's arms and pulled her out.
They could have also been sucked into the sinkhole and buried.

One of the men then volunteered to use his equipment to get some
crushed stone and fill the hole. He did this for my mother and
refused any payment.  
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There is more to the letter but that is the gist of it. I was
visiting Mrs. Sullivan today because I wanted to see the exact
place it happened. She grabbed onto the Siberians since "they
are a devil to divide and they have strong, deep roots". 

Siberian are good for all kinds of things,,,  

Ellen 

p.s. Mrs. Sullivan's garden boot came off in the cold, icy water
of the sinkhole ...she did not go back and retrieve it :-)










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Ellen Gallagher, Berlin, New Hampshire - USDA Zone 3
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