It took 90 minutes for responders to free the man, who was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries
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- One woman died after a tree fell on a vehicle that also pinned a man, the Waterloo Fire Department said on Aug. 9
- It took 90 minutes for responders to free the man, who was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries
- The storms also damaged the roof of two housing units of a correctional facility, authorities said
Authorities in Nebraska said a woman was killed and a man was injured after a tree fell on a vehicle as the eastern part of the state experienced bad weather over the weekend.
The Waterloo Volunteer Fire Department said in a news release that emergency responders were dispatched to a personal injury incident at Two Rivers State Park in Waterloo early Saturday, Aug. 9. The fire department stated that the incident involved a vehicle and a person trapped under a large cottonwood tree.
“Upon arrival, emergency personnel found 1 female, had sustained fatal injuries and was declared deceased at the scene,” the fire department said in the news release. “The male passenger was pinned in the vehicle, which had sustained extensive damage from the fallen tree.”…