Florida deputy and motorist 'lucky to be alive' after being swept into drain pipe during flood, authorities say.
June 18, 2023, 9:51 PMA Florida deputy and a resident are both "lucky to be alive" after they were sucked into a drainage pipe by flood water during a torrential downpour,Escambia County Deputy William Hollingsworth was on patrol Friday when he spotted a motorist who was stranded after getting caught in rising water, the sheriff said.
In the video, Hollingsworth can be seen and heard catching his breath, assisting the motorist and expressing shock about what just happened to them both. "Thank you, man, for being there when I [came]out," the motorist told Hollingsworth, video shows. "When I came out you were right behind me."
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