A good Samaritan risked his life to rescue a motorist during flash flooding caused by Hurricane Francine in New Orleans, Louisiana on Wednesday.
The incident happened at the Canal Street underpass when a driver went around a barricade. Moved He slowly made his way through the water, which reached the windows of his truck, WDSU reported.
Jonah Gilmore, a reporter for the outlet, was behind the camera and live on air when he noticed the situation was deteriorating. He called police, but someone else ended up helping the driver.
A man named Myles Crawford saw what was happening and ran back to his house to get tools to aid in the rescue.
Video footage show The truck is slowly moving through high water in the moments before Crawford appears.
“Let's see if this car gets stuck here,” Gilmore says from behind the camera. The driver was trapped inside the truck when it was nearly submerged, but Gilmore says officers are trying to help.
Crawford then appears on the scene with a window-smashing tool, he removes his shoes and stands in water up to his chest, he reaches the truck, smashes the window with the tool, and the driver is seen climbing out.
At one point, the driver fell into the water, but Crawford caught him and pulled him to safety.
When asked why she performed such a dangerous rescue, Crawford told Gilmore, “I had to go in there and do it. I'm a nurse. I have to save lives, right?”
According to Fox Weather, Francine Downgraded It strengthened as a Category 2 hurricane on Wednesday before weakening into a tropical storm on Thursday.
The storm's 100 mph winds blew roofs off, trapping residents inside their homes and bringing heavy rain.
Video footage show Reporter braves the hurricane in Morgan City:
“The eye of Hurricane Francine made landfall in Terrebonne Parish at 5 p.m. CST, packing hurricane-force winds into the southern part of the state near Baton Rouge,” the Fox report said.
“Wind gusts of 78 and 76 mph were reported in New Orleans, a 97 mph gust was reported in Dulac, and the highest wind gust of 105 mph was recorded in Eugene Island,” the outlet noted.
