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'The Current Just Took My Whole Car,' Rescued Driver Tells Officers

Greenfield Police Department officers rescued a woman whose car was swept away by fast floodwaters during heavy rain, highlighting risks from sudden urban flooding events.

  • Amid relentless weekend rain, body camera footage shows a Wisconsin driver telling officers `I noticed the current and then the current just took my whole car` along South 112th Street between Howard Avenue and Cold Spring Road.
  • Amid weekend downpours, Greenfield floodwaters reached knee-high levels, with one officer describing the water as moving with a very fast current.
  • A Greenfield Police officer kept the driver calm, and she said 'I've never experienced something like this,' during the rescue, body camera video shows.
  • Reaching the stranded woman, Greenfield Police officers escorted her back to dry ground on South 112th Street, concluding the rescue.
  • Body camera video captured multiple rescues, and the woman later explained she became caught in a life-threatening position during Greenfield's flooding.
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'The current just took my whole car,' rescued driver tells officers

Body camera video obtained Wednesday shows Wisconsin police officers helping multiple people trapped in floodwater.

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WISN broke the news in Milwaukee, United States on Thursday, August 14, 2025.
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