Emergency crews rescued three people Sunday after a vehicle became stranded in floodwater in Miami County.According to the Miami County Sheriff’s Office, deputies, Osawatomie Volunteer Fire Department firefighters and Miami County EMS responded to the area near 347th Street and Hospital Drive after a driver attempted to cross a flooded roadway and ended up in high water.Authorities said the vehicle’s occupants, two adults and a juvenile, could not swim.Crews were able to safely remove all three people from the situation, and officials said no injuries were reported.The sheriff’s office reminded drivers to avoid flooded roads, warning that even a small amount of moving water can carry a vehicle away.
MIAMI COUNTY, Kan. —
Emergency crews rescued three people Sunday after a vehicle became stranded in floodwater in Miami County.
According to the Miami County Sheriff’s Office, deputies, Osawatomie Volunteer Fire Department firefighters and Miami County EMS responded to the area near 347th Street and Hospital Drive after a driver attempted to cross a flooded roadway and ended up in high water.
Authorities said the vehicle’s occupants, two adults and a juvenile, could not swim.
Crews were able to safely remove all three people from the situation, and officials said no injuries were reported.
The sheriff’s office reminded drivers to avoid flooded roads, warning that even a small amount of moving water can carry a vehicle away.