Teen called hero after rescuing man, drivers in Boca Raton flooding

BOCA RATON, Fla. — A Boca Raton teenager is being praised as a hero after rescuing an older man and several drivers trapped in floodwaters during last weekend’s heavy rain.

Thomas Ruzzano said he was leaving a movie theater Sunday night when he found the parking garage already filled with about two feet of water. Outside, streets across the city were flooded and cars were stranded.

“I got out of my car and saw all these people struggling,” Ruzzano said…

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