Woman rescued from vehicle stuck in floodwater near Beaworthy
A woman had to be rescued from her vehicle after it became stuck in floodwater near Beaworthy last night.
Fire crews from Hatherleigh, Holsworthy, Torrington and a specialist water rescue team from Barnstaple were called to the road between Sheepwash and Black Torrington at around 9.20pm.
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Four firefighters wore dry suits to rescue the woman, who was trapped in her Land Rover which was stuck in approximately 2ft of floodwater.
A member of the public also assisted in rescuing the woman.
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The woman was not injured.
Earlier on Thursday a man had to be rescued from a car stuck in floodwater near Ilfracombe.
Two fire crews from the town were called to Trimstone Lane in West Down at around 12.45pm. Upon arrival, they found one man trapped inside his vehicle which was approximately 3ft deep in floodwater.
Firefighters wore dry suits to rescue the man.
Click here to view a photo gallery of flooding in North Devon on Thursday.
Comments
by Bangtastic
Friday, December 21 2012, 5:24PM
“Copied from a different story;
A spokesman for Devon County Council said: "Motorists are being advised not to drive through floodwater or fords with heightened flows.
"Driving at night in these conditions can be especially hazardous as some storm damage or floods are not readily visible.
Yet we still have STUPID people out on the roads!!”
by Bangtastic
Friday, December 21 2012, 5:21PM
“How stupid do these people get??
They drive into 2 ft or 3 ft of water and then wonder why they need to be rescued.
Totally irresponsible, they should be made to pay the costs of their rescue. 4 different fire crews were needed, what a waste of resources.
Whilst I appreciate that's why we have a fire AND rescue service, but really these fire fighters could have been taken away from a REAL emergency.
Name & shame the culprits!!!”