Hurricane Ian: Florida firefighters, good Samaritans rescue drivers trapped in flooded roads

As Hurricane Ian battered southwest Florida and turned streets into churning rivers on Wednesday, firefighters and good Samaritans jumped into action to rescue drivers trapped in the surging floodwaters.

In Naples, a city in Collier County, firefighters sloshed through waist-deep water to rescue a woman trapped inside her car.

In video shared by the Naples Fire-Rescue Department, a firefighter can be seen smashing a window in the car before leading the woman through the flooded road to safety.

"Please let this be a lesson to stay off the roads when flooding is possible," the department wrote in a post on Facebook.

Meanwhile, in nearby Bonita Springs, a city in Lee County, good Samaritans were seen on video carrying an elderly man to safety through swift floodwaters after the man became trapped inside his car.

"We saw an elderly man struggling in his car, and we knew he needed help," Benny, one of the rescuers, told Storyful.

"The guys all maintained to grab the door and pry it open," he continued. "He was a bit in shock, so he didn’t want to let go, so we assured him we were there to help him. The guys carefully picked him up out of the car and brought him to shore, away from the current."... (Read more)

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