OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – The wife of a railroad worker who died last June when floodwaters brought down a bridge over the Elkhorn River in Norfolk has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit.

Suzanne Scholl is suing Union Pacific Railroad and Nebraska Central Railroad, saying they failed to ensure the railroad bridge was safe.

Scholl’s husband, Jeff, was among three Nebraska Central Railroad workers checking on the bridge when it collapsed, dumping them into the fast-moving current. 2 of the workers were pulled out of the river alive. Scholl’s body was found several days later.

Union Pacific declined to comment on the lawsuit. A message left for the corporation that owns Nebraska Central wasn’t immediately returned.

The lawsuit was filed earlier this month in Douglas County District Court. It was first reported by the Omaha World-Herald.

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