Two people were rescued from a storm drain connected to a raging flood control channel in San Bernardino Sunday morning following heavy rainfall that sent dangerous amounts of water rushing through the city’s drainage system.
On October 11, 2026, at approximately 8:45 a.m., first responders were dispatched to the area of Pacific Avenue and Fairfax Drive following reports of two individuals trapped inside a storm drain leading directly into the San Bernardino city flood control channel.
Upon arrival, firefighters encountered rapidly moving floodwaters and requested assistance from the San Bernardino County swift water rescue team…