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State Police rescue family lost in Purgatory

State Police report a woman out for a walk with her four grandchildren got lost in Purgatory Chasm in Sutton today. Fortunately, she was able to avoid eternal damnation by using her cell phone to call 911:

A command post was established along Route 146 in Sutton as Troopers from the Millbury Barracks took up strategic locations along the fence line that separates the forest from the highway. By utilizing the cruiser sirens, Troopers were able to direct the family to safety. While Troopers awaited fence cutting tools, one of the four children collapsed. Troopers scaled the fence and provided first aid. In the interim, the grandmother also collapsed. First aid was provided to her and care of all parties was turned over to responding EMTs. All five were transported to the U Mass Hospital Lake Street in Worcester and treated for dehydration and abrasions.

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Back in 1999, I was climbing through with my kids and a woman with a couple of teens jumped off a rock and snapped her ankle. I had an old style analog cel phone, so I promised her that I would call for help as soon as I got a signal.

Her teens watched my little ones while I climbed up higher and managed to call 911.

They got to her in about five minutes. Truly organized coverage at that place, given how utterly wild it seems.

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