Tulsa County Sheriff’s “swift water rescue team” was called to the scene in Creek County when a Cimarron Public Transit vehicle ended up stranded in rising waters in southern Creek County near 186th and 145th W. Avenue.
In the video posted to the TCSO Facebook Page, the water rescue team is speeding down what would normally be a paved street, but has now become a body of water the size of a small lake after days of off-and-on rain and flash flooding gave way to rising waters.
According to sources familiar with the situation, the driver said the water wasn’t nearly as high when she first entered the flooded area, but it was still enough to cause the her engine to stall out. She quickly noticed the water was rising, and they called for help. The Creek County Sheriff’s Department responded, and they called TCSO for the use of their swift water rescue team…