On July 28, due to heavy flooding in Arizona, USA, the police department of Apache Junction was bombed with 24 separate calls for help due to flooding. Now, the Apache Junction Police Department (AJPD) Twitter account has shared a body cam footage of one of their rescue operations in which a woman is trapped inside her car.
The AJPD officials, with the help of fire brigade personnel, managed to save the life of the civilian trapped inside the car amidst strong flood waters. In the video shared by the department, a policeman can be heard talking to the woman in distress. He asked, “Can you crawl, no? Madam, it’s going to go down”. The constable further tells the woman to hurry up and wraps her in a double-bandage, “Come here, hurry up, hurry up. Get up, get out of here. Here, wrap it around. The citizen indicates that her pet dog is still inside the car and she hesitates to get out of the car for a while. The officers around him can be seen comforting him as they urge him to get out of the car.
The AJPD said, “On July 28, 2022, the Apache Junction Police Department responded to 24 separate calls for flood-related service. The incident you will see in this AJPD officer body camera is of the rescue of a motorist trapped in a week wash. Two officers, a detention officer and a Mesa firefighter participated in the rescue. We would also like to thank the citizen who provided the tow strap. ,
Despite the relentless efforts of the police, the dog inside the vehicle could not be found till the last minute. “We are deeply saddened that while we were able to rescue the driver, we were unable to retrieve his dog. At the last investigation, family and friends were searching for this beloved pet,” the department said.
On July 28, 2022, the Apache Junction Police Department responded to 24 separate calls for flood-related service.
The incident you will see in this AJPD Officer Body Camera is the rescue of a motorist trapped in a week wash.
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— AJ Police Department (@AJpoliceDept) 30 July 2022
The AJPD further thanked the firefighters and other departments who did their bit to rescue all the distressed civilians. The officials in their tweets also issued warnings to citizens not to drive on the flooded roads. “As the monsoon continues, we would like to remind you never to drive on flooded roads,” the AJPD said in a statement.
Additional calls received by the department on the same day included incidents of motorists stranded on roadways.
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