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BWC: Conn. officers wade into waist-deep floodwaters to save stranded driver
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By Richard ChumneyJournal Inquirer, Manchester, Conn.FAIRFELD, Conn. — City police officers rescued a driver who became trapped below an overpass early Wednesday morning after the roadway was flooded with waist-deep water, officials said.
The rescue effort took place around 4:30 a.m. under the Interstate 95 overpass at the intersection of Chambers Street and Johnson Drive, Fairfield police Sgt.
“Hurry up, we’ve got to get out,” one of the officers can be heard telling the driver.
The rescue effort unfolded after heavy rain triggered a flash flood warning in southern Fairfield County and other parts of Connecticut.
Police said drivers who encounter a flooded roadway or underpass should turn around and find a safe alternative route.