Two reportedly homeless individuals were rescued from a tunnel off a main flood channel after rising water trapped them inside, officials said.
San Bernardino County Fire said crews responded at around 8:40 a.m. Sunday to a swiftwater rescue call on the 6900 block of Fairfax Drive in San Bernardino. An adult 911 caller reported he was trapped in rising floodwaters.
Crews arrived to find two people trapped in a tunnel that connects to the main flood channel. Rescuers considered conducting a helicopter extraction, but power lines crossing the channel at “narrow intervals” ruled out the possibility.
Instead, crews used a ladder truck to give swiftwater rescuers access to the tunnel. The victims were removed one at a time and brought to safety…