Father, child rescued in California after car gets caught in flash flooding

Monday, February 13, 2017
Father, child rescued in California after car gets caught in flash flooding
A father and his daughter were rescued when their car got caught up in flash flooding in California Saturday afternoon.

NEWHALL, California -- A father and his daughter were rescued when their car got caught up in flash flooding in California Saturday afternoon.



Los Angeles County Fire Department rescue crews ran a ladder over the trapped car to rescue the man and his young daughter who were stuck in the car as fast-moving water rushed around the vehicle.



They had been driving a few streets to the north of the wash and were carried into it by rushing water, witnesses said.



No injuries were reported.



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