ROANOKE, Va. – Crews managed to rescue seven occupants from a car that was stuck in dangerously high levels of water during Thursday evening’s record amounts of flooding, Roanoke Fire-EMS said.
Roanoke Fire-EMS said crews were dispatched to the south side of Shaffer’s Crossing around 7:40 p.m. on Thursday after reports of a vehicle being disabled in high flood waters. Crews brought rafts in and were able to rescue seven occupants trapped in the car. No injuries were reported.
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Authorities then placed barricades to prevent more vehicles from travelling down the road. The Fire-EMS Department also reminded drivers to stay away from dangerously high water levels when driving, saying “#turnarounddontdrown.”