Woman Falls Into Hole, Husband Jumps in to Rescue Her

Hunt County authorities rescued a woman who fell into a hole and her husband, who jumped in to be with her, Wednesday night. [[408596915,R]]

Sharon Gray says she walked out of her cottage, through a backyard fence and accidentally stepped into the hole, which had been dug earlier Wednesday so a septic tank could be installed.

"I fell in face first. Didn't see it coming. Didn't know what was happening," she said.

Sharon said she'd suffered a small stroke last week which "kind of threw me off," she explained.

When she fell into the hole, her husband, Scottie Gray, didn't hesitate. He said he heard the screams for help and jumped in after her.

"She's my wife. I love her. I mean, she's all I got, so I protect her as best I can," he said, as tears streamed down his face.

Scottie Gray is in his third bout with lung cancer and is scheduled to begin chemotherapy treatment next week.

"He's a very sick man but yet down he came," Sharon Gray said.

Scottie Gray remained in the hole with his wife until emergency responders arrived.

Cash firefighters responded to the call and requested a technical rescue team.

Authorities said the rescue team arrived about 15 minutes later and rescued both people from the hole by 10 p.m.

"[I] just hope everybody has a hero like that when they need one," Sharon Gray said.

She was transported to a local hospital and returned home Thursday morning with black eyes, a broken nose and stitches in her forehead.

The couple planned to get the hole covered up so no one else falls in.