Fire crews from San Bernardino County, California rescued a family of three from an SUV that was submerged by floodwaters during a storm Sunday.
The San Bernardino County Fire Department said crews responded to a rapid water rescue near Forest Service Road 1N33 and South Lytle Creek Road in Lytle Creek around 2:30 a.m. Sunday after reports of a trapped vehicle. in the flood waters with three people inside.
A family of three was rescued from an SUV in Lytle Creek, California on Sunday after floodwaters engulfed the vehicle.
(San Bernardino County Fire Department)
When crews arrived, they found the vehicle engaged in whitewater that was several feet deep, preventing the SUV from driving to safety so the three people inside could get out.
HEAVY RAIN HAZARDS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, LEADING TO ROAD CLOSURES AND GENERAL EVACUATION ORDERS
Crew members who were trained in swift water rescues prepared for the operation using specialized equipment before entering the waters and saving two adults and one child.
San Bernardino County Fire Department crews rescue a family from floodwaters Sunday
(San Bernardino County Fire Department)
In a Facebook post Sunday, the department said the patients were treated by paramedics. All three were uninjured, according to the statement, and refused transport to a nearby hospital.
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The department also said that none of the firefighters were injured in the rescue.
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“Heavy rain can cause normally dry riverbeds and rivers to turn into torrents in a very short time and it only takes 12 inches of moving water to move a vehicle,” County Fire Department officials said. of San Bernardino. “Never cross a road that you can’t see because it’s covered by water, remember: ‘Turn around, don’t drown’.”
