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Video Shows Roommates Rescuing Vietnam War Veteran From Costa Mesa Floodwaters

Officials later confirmed a bystander rescue with no medical treatment required.

Overview

  • Nicole Fox and her roommate Felicia woke around 3 a.m. Friday to find their Costa Mesa, California street inundated.
  • Their footage captured a car entering deep water, floating and spinning as an elderly driver climbed out and asked for help.
  • Fox called 911 while Felicia guided the man through the water, lifted him over a curb to safety, and later drove him home.
  • The City of Mesa said fire crews arrived to find the rescue already completed and reported that the driver did not need medical aid.
  • Video also shows firefighters breaking car windows to check submerged vehicles, which were empty, as outlets monitored storm systems that could delay Thanksgiving travel in Texas and the Southeast.