On Wednesday, November 11, 2020, at approximately 10:08 p.m., fire and rescue personnel responded to the area of Medleys Neck Road and Church Creek Lane in Leonardtown, for the reported water rescue / occupied vehicle trapped in floodwater.
While crews responded to the Medleys Neck Road incident. Fire and rescue personnel were then dispatched for another occupied vehicle in a ditch trapped in floodwater in the area of Point Lookout Road and Chingville Road in Leonardtown. Crews arrived on the scene to find the vehicle off the roadway with the occupant out of the vehicle and denying any injuries.
Firefighters from Seventh District, Hollywood and Leonardtown operated on the scene with personnel dressed in water rescue suits and utilized Raft 5 to remove two people from the bed of a truck.
Both occupants were brought back to dry land and declined medical care.
While crews headed back to quarters, another occupied vehicle trapped in floodwater was dispatched in the same area on Medleys Neck Road.
Brush 5 and Raft 5 responded on the call. Raft 5 was again utilized to remove two occupants of an SUV that was stranded in the flood water. Both occupants were brought back to Engine 10 without incident
No injuries were reported in all three incidents.
First responders urges citizens to please do not attempt to drive through high water and stay of the roads if possible during the flood waning. Turn Around, Don’t Drown!
Road closures can be found here.
Photos courtesy of the Seventh District Volunteer Fire Department.
