Man carries baby up ladder, out of high water to safety

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- An ABC13 viewer says a local hero used a large ladder to save people stranded near I-45 and Main, close to the Whataburger.

Video above shows a large ladder hanging off the overpass to the road below.

Several people were rescued, including a man who was filmed carrying a baby up the ladder to safety.

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