MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. (FOX Carolina) – McDowell County Emergency Management reports conducting swift water rescues after people were trapped by flooding on Friday.
Officials said crews responded to Deacon Drive near North Muddy Creek around 10 p.m. where multiple campers had to move to higher ground during flooding totaling five to six inches.
Officials report crews also rescued three people out of a camper surrounded by four feet of swift water on Owl Hollow Road around 10:25 p.m…