DERBY, Kan. (KWCH) – As rain fell heavily and created flooding concerns across the Wichita area on Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning, the Derby Fire Department reported performing a pair of rescues that were made especially challenging by adverse weather conditions.
Late Tuesday evening, the Derby Fire Department reported responding to the intersection of Nelson Drive and West Greenway Street, where a man was trapped inside a work van, submerged in moving floodwaters. Utilizing its aerial ladder, Truck 81A rescued the man.
Hours later, just before dawn, the Derby Fire Department reported that its crew with Truck 81A responded to Spring Creek, near East Chet Smith Avenue and South Woodlawn, where a man suffered injuries from falling about 20 feet into the creek…