Pensioner rescued from flood water (From Daily Echo)
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Firefighters free elderly woman trapped in floods in Brockenhurst
7:41am Wednesday 28th November 2012 in News
Pensioner rescued from flood water
Firefighters fought to rescue an elderly woman from her car after she became stranded in water in the New Forest.
The pensioner was trapped in the floods under Latchmoor Bridge, in Brockenhurst last night.
Fire and rescue crews from Brockenhurst and Lyndhurst rushed to the scene at around 7.20pm yesterday to free the woman from her vehicle.
Comments(3)
Dave of Dibden
says...
10:30am Wed 28 Nov 12
AndyAndrews wrote:Yes it is, and all the locals know that the road floods under the bridge but can not be bothered to take the safe route via a 3 mile detour
Is that the bridge with a permanent sign warning against floods underneath? Why do people keep driving into deep floods and fords?
rudolph_hucker
says...
2:48pm Wed 28 Nov 12
Dave of Dibden wrote:The fools!
AndyAndrews wrote: Is that the bridge with a permanent sign warning against floods underneath? Why do people keep driving into deep floods and fords?Yes it is, and all the locals know that the road floods under the bridge but can not be bothered to take the safe route via a 3 mile detour
AndyAndrews says...
10:26am Wed 28 Nov 12