What This Story Is About
- A man was rescued Tuesday night after flood waters swept his pickup truck off the road.
Why It Matters
- The man immediately became trapped by the fast-moving floodwaters.
- Emergency responders remind residents to “Turn Around, Don’t Drown.” It is never safe to drive in flooded roads.
For Context
- Severe thunderstorms brought dangerous flash flooding to the Midstate Tuesday night, prompting multiple water rescues.
Catch Up
- Nashville Fire crews rescued multiple stranded residents in knee-deep flash flooding this week.
- A Nashville 911 dispatcher used video technology to rescue boaters stranded on Percy Priest Lake during a storm this week.
- Mt. Juliet flash flooding led to water rescues this week, and one family was rafted to safety.
DICKSON, Tenn. (WSMV) – Tennessee City Fire Rescue crews saved a driver during severe thunderstorms that caused flash flooding across the Midstate.
TCFR reports that the driver was in his pickup truck when it was swept off Potter Road by “swift-moving water,” becoming trapped by the flooding.
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