Driver rescued after pickup plunges into large cistern

Multiple rescue units were deployed from Herington, Abilene, Chapman, Junction City and Salina to a large cistern near Herington Lake where a pickup truck had landed after going off the road on Saturday. The teenage driver of the vehicle was rescued and transported to the hospital. The truck was removed Sunday morning.
Multiple rescue units were deployed from Herington, Abilene, Chapman, Junction City and Salina to a large cistern near Herington Lake where a pickup truck had landed after going off the road on Saturday. The teenage driver of the vehicle was rescued and transported to the hospital. The truck was removed Sunday morning.

(Herington) A 17-year-old boy was rescued early Saturday after his pickup left the roadway and plunged into a large cistern on private property near Herington Lake.

According to information released by…

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