At least one person had to be rescued from a flooded vehicle Wednesday after heavy rainfall pushed local creeks onto roadways, while another was able to make his way through a rain-swollen tributary on his own.
Garland County Department of Emergency Management Director Bo Robertson said Capt. Shelby Terry of the Garland County's Sheriff's Department rescued a woman from floodwaters on Deer Park Road, pulling her from a vehicle in waters that had reached the windshield. Jonathan Werst of Holy Spirit Loop made it to safety on his own early Wednesday after his Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck was swept into the Middle Branch of Gulpha Creek, forcing him to climb into the bed as the water rose, according to a firefighter at the scene.