LAUDERHILL, Fla. – First responders from Lauderhill Fire Rescue describe the effort to rescue a man from a canal at an apartment complex during Tropical Storm Eta.
“We needed all hands on deck with the tremendous conditions we were facing,” said Lieutenant Cliff Petty.
A Good Samaritan had tied a rope to the trunk of the car and was able to secure it before rescuers arrived.
“I start clearing out the glass, and I look, and I go, ‘I think I got this guy,’” Lombardi recalled.
Battalion Chief Ryan Hicks, who also went into the water for the rescue, said he would like to thank the bystander who secured Valcy’s vehicle.