Milford police rescue 2 from car filling up with water during flash flooding
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Milford, CT - Milford police Tuesday shared bodycam footage of officers rescuing two people from a car filling up with water during last week’s flash flooding.
Police shared the video as a caution to anyone on the roads during future dangerous weather and flooding. On Wednesday, Milford was among the regions under a flash food warning as rain poured down on the state.
Flash flood warning issued for parts of Connecticut
Police said last week, they were dispatched to assist two people stuck in a vehicle filling up with water under an underpass.
In the newly-shared video, an officer runs towards another officer already at the vehicle, which is sitting in knee-high water.
The incoming officer uses a window breaker tool, successfully gaining entry to the driver’s side. However, since the vehicle was dead, the doors would not open or unlock, police said.
Still, they were able to get the passenger door open and both occupants got out safely.