Florence: Video shows California swiftwater rescue team pulling man from SUV

Monday, September 17, 2018
STEDMAN, N.C. -- Los Angeles County firefighters who are in North Carolina helping with rescue efforts for Hurricane Florence were able to save a man trapped in his vehicle in quick-moving waters.

The county fire agency posted video showing its swiftwater rescue team saving a 47-year-old man from his SUV that was nearly submerged in the floodwaters in Cumberland County.
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Video shows the firefighters tying their boat to the SUV, pulling the man out through the window and hauling him safely into their boat.

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