Three fire departments rescued a driver who was stranded on top of a vehicle that had become completely submerged in floodwater near Old Palmyra Road and Dutch Creek Road in southern Indiana early Tuesday. No injuries were reported.
The Palmyra Fire Department said it was dispatched at 6:36 a.m. through mutual aid with the Jackson Township Volunteer Fire Department to the area of Old Palmyra Road and Dutch Creek Road for a reported water rescue, according to a post from the department.
Crews arriving on scene found the vehicle entirely underwater in the flooding, with one person stranded on top of it, the department said. Firefighters from the Jackson Township, Palmyra and Highlander Fire Protection District agencies worked together to pull the driver out of the floodwater and bring the person to safety….