A local reporter was on hand to document the dramatic rescue of a truck driver from Texas floodwaters.
The incident was filmed and shared by KHOU reporter Melissa Correa on Thursday afternoon. The truck driver later said that he was on the way to pick up a load and that no one had told him about the flooding.
OMG! This truck driver intentionally drove into the high water at 59N and the beltway. He got stuck. All of us on 59 got worried. I tried calling 911. But it’s backed up. #khou11 @SallyKHOU11 pic.twitter.com/Bjbs6prw97
— Melissa Correa (@KHOUmelissa) September 19, 2019
A passerby grabbed a hammer from his truck and just saved this guy’s life. @HCSOTexas happened to be driving by. My heart stopped. #khou11 pic.twitter.com/USO48A507R
— Melissa Correa (@KHOUmelissa) September 19, 2019
Some other guy had rope… so this is how it happened. And the driver’s trailer WAS EMPTY. told us he was heading to pick up a load. That no one warned him of the flooding. Thank God everyone is okay. But 😳 pic.twitter.com/UpKJM1RVb1
— Melissa Correa (@KHOUmelissa) September 19, 2019
Here’s edited sequence of the rescue of a truck driver who drove into high water at 59N/beltway.
I called 911, lines were busy.
Thank goodness people were there to help!
THIS IS WHY WE TELL YOU TO TURN AROUND, DON’T DROWN & TO KEEP AN EMERGENCY KIT HANDY#khou11 pic.twitter.com/dzlKU8MLH1
— Melissa Correa (@KHOUmelissa) September 19, 2019