Dramatic Rescue Video: Family of 4 Trapped by Deluge in Murrieta

RIVERSIDE and SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES, CA – PHOTO: San Bernardino County Fire and Sheriff's Dive/Swift Water team rescue two from vehicle.

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Firefighters rescued four people trapped in a car caught in fast-moving water Sunday.

Six Murrieta Fire units were involved in a swiftwater rescue that took place at around 5 p.m. in the area of Los Alamos Road and Monroe Avenue when a car was overtaken by rising water, according to firefighters.

The four people were brought to dry land about 20 minutes later.

No injuries were reported. See video below.

In nearby San Bernardino County, a driver of a pickup (from main photo above) was caught when a roadway turned into a river. See video (below) of raft rescue.

Also this weekend, two hikers were airlifted to safety after they became stranded in a remote area of the Santa Rosa Plateau in La Cresta, authorities said Sunday.

The rescue was reported at 5:43 p.m. Sunday in an area where Riverside County meets Orange and San Diego counties, said Tawny Castro of the Riverside County Fire Department.

Firefighters were unable to hike to the area, so an Orange County Fire Authority helicopter conducted a hoist rescue, Castro said.

The hikers declined medical treatment after they were evaluated by paramedics, she said.

And on Sunday, three homes were flooded in the community of Good Hope near Perris due to heavy rain, authorities said.

The flooding was reported at 6:26 p.m. Sunday in the 24000 block of Marie Street, said Castro of the Riverside County Fire Department.

"The first arriving engine company reported major flooding affecting three residences,'' Castro said.

The active water flow into the residences was stopped at 7:15 p.m., she said. Firefighters used 450 sandbags to keep more water from coming into the residences. Two adults were displaced by the flooding, Castro said. Southern California Edison responded to repair damage from a tree that was touching power lines.

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--City News Service contributed to this report/Photo courtesy of Doug Wolfe ‏@SBCSDdwolfe