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Law enforcement rescue Algood woman with intellectual disabilities who was stuck in a swamp

25-year-old wandered off from a group home
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Posted at 6:27 PM, Jul 05, 2023
and last updated 2023-07-07 18:12:49-04

ALGOOD, Tenn. (WTVF) — Quick-thinking first responders saved a woman with disabilities who was stuck in a swamp in Algood.

The woman with intellectual disabilities had wandered off from a group home near Mirandy Road.

The Algood Police Department got the initial call. In coordination with deputies from the Putnam County Sheriff's Office, they and other officers from the area pulled her to safety.