KING COUNTY, Wash. — Dramatic video released by the King County Sheriff’s Office in Washington shows a man being airlifted to safety this week after being trapped on the roof of his SUV, surrounded by floodwaters.
This was one of many air and swiftwater rescues that took place across the western part of the state. Gov. Bob Ferguson declared a State of Emergency Wednesday after rivers rose to historic levels as a powerful atmospheric river delivered more than a foot-and-a-half of rain to some locales over the course of several days…