A Florida deputy and a resident are both 'lucky to be alive' after they were sucked into a drainage pipe by flood water during a torrential downpour, according to officials.
In the video, the deputy can be seen and heard catching his breath, assisting the motorist and expressing shock about what just happened to them both.A Florida deputy and a resident are both "lucky to be alive" after they were sucked into a drainage pipe by flood water during a torrential downpour,Escambia County Deputy William Hollingsworth was on patrol Friday when he spotted a motorist who was stranded after getting caught in rising water, the sheriff said.
The motorist and Hollingsworth were "sucked into a drainage pipe" and traveled nearly 100 feet underwater for approximately 30 seconds under Highway 98, which is a four-lane roadway, before emerging on the other side of the road, Simmons said. The deputy's action "is an example of the exceptional courage displayed by the men and women of law enforcement every day," the sheriff said.Parts of the South have been slammed with severe thunderstorms and tornadoes in recent days.
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