The Escambia County deputy was sucked in a drainage tunnel for about 30 seconds.
A Florida deputy and a stranded motorist survived after they were sucked into a drainage pipe during severe weather.
It happened during a torrential downpour on Friday in Escambia County and the incident was captured on the deputy’s body camera.The deputy was on patrol when he spotted a driver who was stranded in rapidly rising waters.Both men were sucked into a drainage pipe and swept about 100 feet under the four-lane road. They resurfaced about 30 seconds later.
“David! Can you f******* believe what just happened to us?” Deputy William Hollingsworth says on the video.“I did too, buddy. It sucked me in,” Hollingsworth says.The deputy’s action “is an example of the exceptional courage displayed by the men and women of law enforcement every day,” the
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