Fast-moving floodwaters have contributed to the deaths of at least three people in Texas as the state and other parts of the South and Midwest continue to be deluged with heavy rainfall.
A motorist and sheriff's deputy were swept away during a high water rescue early Friday as flash flooding begins to soak parts of Texas. Multiple water rescues have already been reported in Fort Worth, and two vehicles became stuck in streams in the Joshua area Thursday.
Heavy rain and the risk of flooding will increase over the next few days on the warm side of Winter Storm Cara in parts of the South.
Three people in separate accidents have died after being swept away in rapid floodwaters and one remains missing, reports AP.
In Garland, a suburb in Dallas, firefighters located the body of 29-year-old Benjamin Floyd inside a Hyundai Elantra that was swept from a bridge and submerged in water, according to CBS DFW. Floyd was able to reach 911 around 6:20 Friday morning, but his vehicle was found underwater by the time authorities arrived on the scene.
A 33-year-old woman's body was found downstream from her vehicle west of Fort Worth after it was washed off the road in high waters flowing 10 to 12 feet above Rock Creek's banks, according to Johnson County Sheriff's Office spokesman Tim Jones.
Sheriff's deputy Krystal Salazar was swept away during a water rescue in Tarrant County, reports NBC. Salazar stopped to assist a 70-year-old woman stranded in her car in high water on the 11600 block of Oak Grove Road around 2 a.m. While wading through the approximately five feet deep water, the officer was overtaken and swept away.
A police helicopter and dive teams were dispatched to search for Salazar and the motorist. Salazar was found hanging onto a tree around 3 a.m. As of Saturday night, the woman had not been rescued from the vehicle, which was submerged in water. The victim has yet to be found, and weather conditions have halted the search. Salazar was transported to John Peter Smith Hospital. Tarrant County sheriff’s office spokesman Terry Grishman told The Star-Telegram that Salazar was "bruised and battered, but she’s OK."
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