MAXWELL, Neb. (AP) — A western Nebraska sheriff's office says two people drowned last week when the pickup truck they were in rolled into a water-filled canal.
The crash happened Thursday afternoon when the truck lost control on a rural road and went into the Tri-County Canal near Fort McPherson National Cemetery.
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office said by the time first responders arrived, workers with the Central Nebraska Public Power & Irrigation District had already jumped into the water and pulled out Alex Sanchez, 74, of North Platte, who died at the scene.
A county dive team later recovered the body of Kimberly McCarter, 52, of Papillion.
