Tipp City Fire & EMS rescue motorist stranded in high water
On Wednesday, April 3 at 6:18 a.m., Tipp City Fire & Emergency Services (TCFES) responded to 300 Tipp Elizabeth Road near Lost Creek Prairie, for a report of a motorist stranded in high water. The person in the car called 911. The incident is located just East of the Great Miami River and the Tipp City Park.
Upon arrival Engine 32 found a passenger vehicle sitting in three-feet-deep moving water approximately 300 yards from the dry road. Chief 30 and Chief 31 responded to assist. Chief 30 set incident command and crews performed a wading rescue to remove the victim from the flooded area. There was water in the car. The victim was stable and able to follow all commands. The victim was dressed out in a helmet and life jacket and removed from the vehicle. She waded back to dry ground in a triangle rescue formation with the firefighters. The victim was assessed by the ambulance crew and refused transport. The car was left where she stopped until the water recedes.
Mutual aid was dispatched. Elizabeth Township Medic 45 and Troy FD Boat 11 and crews responded to the scene. Tipp City Public Works also had a front-end loader respond to the scene. Tipp City PD and Miami County Sheriff’s Department were both on scene to assist.
The driver drove around a road closed sign at St. Rt. 202 and Tipp-Elizabeth Road. Tipp City Chief Cameron Haller advises that you do not attempt to drive through water on flooded road ways. Obey all road closed signs due to high water. The water is moving and could cause serious injuries up to death. The moving water can also cause the car to float with the current.
No injuries were reported during the water rescue by crews or the victim.
Crews were on the scene for approximately 90 minutes.