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Rescue show films re-enactmentBy MICHELLE HUDSON Staff WriterMary Fngel is having an emotionally and physically draining week.The Ripley County resident was forced to relive a wreck she was in last year when the accident scene became the set of an upcoming episode of Rescue 911 this week.Filming began Tuesday on Indiana 48 between Indiana 129 and 229 in Ripley County and ends today at University Hospital in Cincinnati.Engel was involved in a one-car accident on Indiana 48 on June 23, 1992. On her way to work that morning, her vehicle ran off the side of the road, striking three trees, traveling down a ravine and coming to rest against another tree. She was taken by helicopter to University Hospital in Cincinnati.No one witnessed the accident, and the vehicle could not be seen from the road so the wreck went undiscovered until her husband, Floyd, went looking for her more than two hours later. He could not find a gas card he needed so he called her at work to see if she knew where it was. He knew she had left several hours earlier, but she had not made it to work.“His instincts told him something was wrong,” Engel said.She was found outside the vehicle with multiple life-threatening injuries.Watching the re-enactment of the accident and the rescue efforts was difficult for Engel. It was even tougher when she saw what her husband, brother and son had to go through.Her brother and her son are members of the rescue crewsthat helped save her life.“I didn’t know what my brother and son did,” she said. “I didn’t know they were so involved. It kind of bothered me that they had to go through it.”Director Chris Pechin said it is a unique situation because two members of the rescue squad were relatives.“You can imagine it was very hard to go down and help your mother or your sister,” Pechin said.It was also difficult for Engel to watch Carol Simmons, the actress playing her. Since she docs not remember the accident, it gave her a chance to see what she and her family experienced.“I Finally got to thank the people who really helped me,” Engel said.See RESCUE, page 2Dally Nows photo by MIc hollo HudsonRescue 911 Director Chris Pechin discusses a scene with Ripley County rescue workers Wednesday.
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Greensburg Daily News
Greensburg, Indiana, US
Thu, Jul 15, 1993
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