New York City, NY — A powerful rainstorm that slammed New York City on Thursday left behind heartbreaking tragedy, claiming the lives of two men in separate flooding incidents.
A 39-year-old man drowned while trying to rescue his dogs from his flooded Brooklyn basement, while another 43-year-old man was electrocuted in Washington Heights as he worked on a boiler during the storm.
Brooklyn Man Dies Trying to Save His Dogs
Emergency crews were dispatched to a home on Kingston Avenue near Rutland Road in Flatbush, Brooklyn, shortly after 4:00 p.m., according to the New York Police Department (NYPD) and the Fire Department of New York (FDNY).
The FDNY scuba team entered the flooded basement, where they found the victim unresponsive. Sources said the man had escaped the flooding but tragically returned inside to try to save his dogs…