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Post by Greg Stamper on Sept 13, 2020 20:24:40 GMT -5
Campers rescued from flash flood in Powell County By Clark Embree Published: Sep. 13, 2020 at 7:37 AM EDT|Updated: 13 hours agoSLADE, Ky. (WKYT) - Three campers from West Virginia are safe Sunday after their truck was was washed away by fast-moving water. According to a Facebook post from Powell County Search & Rescue, the group was camping at the Middle Fork Campground at Natural Bridge State Park Saturday night, when a park ranger told them they needed to move to higher ground due to a flash flood. They say the campers got in their pickup truck, and drove the wrong way into the swift water. The park ranger watched helplessly as the truck started to disappear beneath the water. A woman was able to jump out of the truck and swim to shore, while a second camper got out after the truck drifted about 1000 feet downstream. Officials say the park ranger was able to throw a rope to the third person after the truck got stuck on a tree, and he was able to safely make it to shore. The group then had to hike back to the woman who first jumped out of the truck. They say she didn’t have shoes on, so rescuers found some fire department boots for her to wear through the woods. Officials say Natural Bridge State Park Rangers, Powell County Search & Rescue, Middle Fork Fire Department and Powell County Ambulance Service all helped with the rescue. Read:www.wymt.com/app/2020/09/13/campers-rescued-from-flash-flood-in-powell-county/www.facebook.com/groups/exploredbnf/permalink/2732272327018634/
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