WATCH: Dramatic bodycam footage shows deputy saving woman from submerged vehicle
Updated: 7:51 PM CST Feb 7, 2025
Dramatic video released by the Marin County Sheriff’s Office showing the rescue of *** woman early Tuesday. The sheriff’s office says the woman was driving to work down *** rural road near near Point Reyes around 5 a.m. Water was rushing off the hillside along the roadway and ultimately was filling up that creek, and as she was driving, hit *** large puddle on the road and lost control of the vehicle, ending up in that flooded creek. After spotting the car in the creek, the sheriff’s deputy immediately jumping to action. Are you in there for you in the back? Hey, He then breaks the car’s back window and begins removing items, trying to give the woman stuck inside the submerging car as much room to breathe as possible. relax, OK? It’s cold. I know. I’m not worried about the cold I’m just worried. Eventually the deputy is able to pull the woman out of the vehicle. He then helps her walk through the rushing water to safety. The sheriff’s office says the deputy likely got there just in time to save the woman’s life. And you can see about half the license plate um when Deputy Dawson arrives on scene. By the time he gets her out of the vehicle and onto the roadway, he turns around at the very end of that video. Um, the vehicle is almost completely submerged. On Thursday, the Marin County Fire Department said events like these can serve as *** reminder for the public, and with more rain ahead, they’re urging everyone to exercise caution. They see flooded areas, turn around, don’t drown. They see downed power lines, avoid them, call 911. We really just want people to be safe out there. OK.
WATCH: Dramatic bodycam footage shows deputy saving woman from submerged vehicle
Updated: 7:51 PM CST Feb 7, 2025
A sheriff’s deputy rescued a woman trapped in her submerged car in Marin County, California, earlier this week, and the dramatic rescue was caught on camera.It happened around 5 a.m. Tuesday when the woman was driving to work down a rural road near the Point Reyes National Seashore.Sgt. Adam Schermerhorn of the Marin County Sheriff’s Office told KGO that water was rushing off the hillside and filling up the creek. The woman lost control of her vehicle after hitting a large puddle, ending up in the flooded creek. Schermerhorn didn’t hesitate to jump into action when he noticed the submerged vehicle. He broke the car’s back window and began removing items to create space for the woman to breathe. The deputy successfully pulled the woman from the vehicle and helped her walk to safety.See more in the video player above.
A sheriff’s deputy rescued a woman trapped in her submerged car in Marin County, California, earlier this week, and the dramatic rescue was caught on camera.
It happened around 5 a.m. Tuesday when the woman was driving to work down a rural road near the Point Reyes National Seashore.
Sgt. Adam Schermerhorn of the Marin County Sheriff’s Office told KGO that water was rushing off the hillside and filling up the creek. The woman lost control of her vehicle after hitting a large puddle, ending up in the flooded creek.
Schermerhorn didn’t hesitate to jump into action when he noticed the submerged vehicle.
He broke the car’s back window and began removing items to create space for the woman to breathe.
The deputy successfully pulled the woman from the vehicle and helped her walk to safety.
See more in the video player above.
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