Watch Fla. Deputies Save Teen Driver Stranded by Helene Flooding

Sept. 27, 2024

Body camera footage captured Hillsborough County sheriff's deputies as they rescued a teenage girl trapped in her car by flooding caused by Hurricane Helene.

Joe Vince

Florida deputies rescued a teen who was stranded by surging floodwaters from Hurricane Helene late Thursday, one of the many rescue operations by police and law enforcement officers in the state and across much of the south.

The rescue happened just before 11 p.m., and body camera footage captured Hillsborough County sheriff's deputies' efforts, according to the agency. A teenage girl was trapped in her car by the flooding caused by the storm.

Emergency crews rescued hundreds along the coast of the Tampa area because of the storm, KSTU-TV reports. Over 2,450 calls were logged by the sheriff's office over a nearly 16-hour period between Thursday and Friday.

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Joe Vince

Joining Endeavor Business Media in 2018, Joe has worked on the company's city services publications. He began working at OFFICER.com as the assistant editor. Before starting at Endeavor, Joe had worked for a variety of print and online news outlets, including the Indianapolis Star, the South Bend Tribune, Reddit and Patch.com.