A Colorado woman’s ordinary morning commute became anything but after a fast-moving hail storm and flash flooding turned city streets into something resembling a river, and the officers who waded in to get her out are now getting well-deserved attention for it.
It happened near 6th Avenue and Sable Boulevard in Aurora, Colorado, where the driver made a mistake that thousands of motorists make every single year: she didn’t realize how deep the water on the road ahead actually was, and she drove into it. What looked like a passable stretch of flooded street was enough to swallow her vehicle and strand her inside. Fortunately, Aurora Police Department officers were already in the area responding to storm-related emergencies when the situation unfolded.
Photos shared by the Aurora PD on Facebook show officers wading through the murky, fast-moving water to physically carry the woman out of her car. She was unharmed. Officers then went a step further and gave her a ride home, a small but decent touch after what had already been a rough morning. The department posted the images with a straightforward message about floodwater safety, and the story quickly gained traction online…