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Daring Indiana Rescue Attempt
Aired September 02, 2003 - 14:08 ET
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THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
KYRA PHILLIPS, CNN ANCHOR: Now an incredible rescue caught on tape. Storms over the Labor Day weekend dropped records amount of rain in parts of Indiana. But last night, a crew from CNN affiliate WTHR watched as firefighters saved a woman from floodwaters.
Roger Harvey now reports.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
ROGER HARVEY, WTHR REPORTER (voice-over): Here in the darkness, if you look closely, you can see the person in need of help. A dome light inside of what appears to be a pickup truck served as a beacon for rescuers.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: If you can hear me over there, stand by. We'll be on our way with some emergency crews just shortly. Stand by.
HARVEY: The victim waved a sun reflector in an effort to guide emergency crews through the fast-moving current.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The fire department is here. Hold on.
HARVEY: A firefighter connected to a safety line tried to get to the victim. But within minutes, the rescuer came back. Then, crews used boats and even a jet ski to find the motorist.
The water moved too fast. They couldn't find the victim. In the daylight, it's clear what the biggest challenge is to emergency crews.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The current is moving so fast that it could actually snap a person's leg if it got him in between a tree. This current is the type of current that takes kayakers and puts their kayak against the tree and actually bends it in half.
HARVEY: And to further complicate the search, the dive team needs to make their way back behind these trees, where two river channels meet.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Based upon the fact that the area that we want to search is basically on that wooded line, we're just experiencing some logistical difficulties trying to get there now.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
PHILLIPS: We're told that recovery operation is continuing, looking for that second woman.
Thanks to Roger Harvey from WTHR.
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Aired September 2, 2003 - 14:08 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
KYRA PHILLIPS, CNN ANCHOR: Now an incredible rescue caught on tape. Storms over the Labor Day weekend dropped records amount of rain in parts of Indiana. But last night, a crew from CNN affiliate WTHR watched as firefighters saved a woman from floodwaters.
Roger Harvey now reports.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
ROGER HARVEY, WTHR REPORTER (voice-over): Here in the darkness, if you look closely, you can see the person in need of help. A dome light inside of what appears to be a pickup truck served as a beacon for rescuers.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: If you can hear me over there, stand by. We'll be on our way with some emergency crews just shortly. Stand by.
HARVEY: The victim waved a sun reflector in an effort to guide emergency crews through the fast-moving current.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The fire department is here. Hold on.
HARVEY: A firefighter connected to a safety line tried to get to the victim. But within minutes, the rescuer came back. Then, crews used boats and even a jet ski to find the motorist.
The water moved too fast. They couldn't find the victim. In the daylight, it's clear what the biggest challenge is to emergency crews.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The current is moving so fast that it could actually snap a person's leg if it got him in between a tree. This current is the type of current that takes kayakers and puts their kayak against the tree and actually bends it in half.
HARVEY: And to further complicate the search, the dive team needs to make their way back behind these trees, where two river channels meet.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Based upon the fact that the area that we want to search is basically on that wooded line, we're just experiencing some logistical difficulties trying to get there now.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
PHILLIPS: We're told that recovery operation is continuing, looking for that second woman.
Thanks to Roger Harvey from WTHR.
TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com
