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'Reporter rescues man from
Houston flood waters on live TV'
'Houston reporter saves driver from submerged car during flood'
'Houston TV reporter rescues driver trapped on flooded road'
'Reporter Steve Campion rescues man trapped in high water on live TV'
Steve Campion, a reporter with
ABC affiliate
KTRK in Houston, was about to file a live report about historic flooding in Houston when a car rolled right past his news team into a flooded underpass just outside downtown.
Moments later, as the
Honda Insight began to slip beneath the murky flood waters, the driver opened a door and appeared to hesitate.
“
Dude, you’ve got to get out of the car,” Campion yelled from a safe distance away. “You’ve got to get out!
“
What should I do?” the befuddled driver, struggling to size up the gravity of his situation, replied.
Campion’s answer: “SWIM!”
“
Leave the car, swim!”
As the man — who later identified himself as
Andy — dog-paddled away from his
Honda, Campion waded into the chest-deep water and helped the man struggle toward safety, all while keeping his microphone dry.
“Sir are you OK?
Watch your step, sir.”
“
I’m OK,” the man replied.
Andy said he didn’t think the water was “that deep.”
“My car is under,” he said, looking in the direction of his vehicle, now completely submerged in the flood water.
Without pause, Campion transitioned seamlessly into his broadcast, noting a second car had also disappeared into the same flooded underpass. The driver was forced to escape his vehicle, Campion said, by climbing out of his sun roof and swimming to land.
“
It’s a testament to how quickly things are changing out here and a testament to the fact that this water is a whole lot deeper than people realize,” Campion said.
Record-breaking torrential rains are responsible for the speed of today’s flooding. At 10 a.m. Houston time, nearly 17 inches of rain had fallen west of the city, according to the
National Weather Service. An incredible 11.16 inches was tallied at
Houston Intercontinental Airport, which broke the monthly record of 8.16 inches originally set in
1976.
The flooding has brought the city to a standstill, covering countless streets and highways in several feet of water as well as closing schools and businesses. Authorities have advised residents to stay at home, according to
CBS affiliate KHOU.
The station reported that some areas northwest and west of the city received up to 16 inches of rain overnight and one location endured 20 inches of rainfall. According to the National Weather Service office in Houston, 70 subdivisions in the metro area were flooded Monday morning.
County Judge Ed Emmett told the station the city has already seen more than
150 water rescues.
“This is a mind-boggling situation,”
Jim Cantore, a storm tracker for
The Weather Channel, said.
Man stuck in water,
I-10 W and the belt, #
HFD on the way #abc13 pic.twitter.com/2LGjFFSbsN
— Kaitlin McCulley (@KaitlinMcCulley)
April 18, 2016
Water continues to rise here off Studemont in Houston. Can we get some sunshine please? Be safe. 🙏🏻😀 #abc13 #hounews pic.twitter.com/sv2TCAkEXJ
— Steve Campion (@SteveABC13) April 18, 2016
Cars submerged @ Studemont St. &
Katy Freeway. Just saw man climb out of his sunroof. @abc13houston #hounews #abc13 pic.twitter.com/czJh7DNEzw
— Steve Campion (@SteveABC13) April 18, 2016
Buffalo Bayou near
Shepherd flooded out popular @ Brenners restaurant @abc13houston pic.twitter.com/PxvCtVHNQ9
—
Melanie Lawson (@MelanieLawson13) April 18, 2016
Your heart goes out to people when you pas them like this. #abc13 pic.twitter.com/l4qPwKvVXw
— Courtney Fischer (@CourtneyABC13) April 18, 2016
#abc13eyewitness viewer sent this picture of flooding in Braeburn
Valley.
Tell us what it looks like in your area pic.twitter.com/4wzktpKctQ
— Houston
News (@abc13houston) April 18, 2016
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