Nailbiting Footage Shows Police Rescuing 4 Small Kids, 2 Adults Atop Car Trapped in Raging Floodwaters

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Arizona police are describing a daring rescue after a family of six was recently found sitting atop a vehicle, with dangerous and raging floodwaters surrounding the automobile.

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The rescue, which was captured on video, unfolded Sept. 21, when officers with the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) and the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office located the stranded family and used a helicopter to save each member from peril.

“On 9/21/22, Ranger 1 was requested by [the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office] to assist with a vehicle stuck in a flooded wash with 6 people, including several kids, stranded on the roof,” a Twitter statement read. “The Ranger 1 crew was able to safely extract all 6 via hover ingress.”

Harrowing video footage captured at the scene shows the family floating atop the car while rescuers quickly and safely retrieved each member.

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One of the most dangerous elements of the rescue was the fact that the four children on top of the vehicle were very young — aged 8, 4, 2, and 11 months, KSAZ-TV reported.

“It’s a lot different when you bring the little kids involved because if they go in the water, they have essentially zero chance of survival, very minimal,” DPS Trooper Paramedic Eric Tarr told the outlet. “I put Chemlights on each one of the children, that way if they did go in the water, I would at least be able to find them again.”

Tarr said there’s always an “escalation of concern” when children are involved. Adding to the difficulties was the fact the water was continuing to rise during the rescue.

Fortunately, the family was rescued, and all is reportedly well.

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