The Brief
- A King County road crew rescued a driver trapped in floodwaters near Auburn after he drove through a closed road.
- The Green River’s high waters submerged the car, making it difficult to spot the driver in the dark.
- Nearby, Sumner’s Stewart Street Bridge was closed as officials manage rising river levels.
AUBURN, Wash. – A King County road crew helped to rescue a driver that was submerged in floodwaters in the Auburn area Tuesday night.
The man had driven through a closed stretch of road near Black Diamond Road and became stuck with no way out.
“Lots of flooding over Green Valley Road. The river is really, really high. I’ve never seen it that high,” said Kolby Hughes, who lives near Auburn. …