Vehicle Occupant Being Rescued From Car In Flood Water Near Bodega Bay

Rescue crews are using a jet ski and a rubber boat to rescue four occupants of a vehicle who became stranded this morning in floodwater in west Sonoma County, according to the California Highway Patrol.

They were reported stranded at about 10:40 a.m. in the area of Valley Ford and Bloomfield roads, a Sonoma County fire and emergency dispatcher said.

They were waiting for the U.S. Coast Guard to respond as of about 11:15 a.m., the CHP said.

Two of the four stranded people have since been rescued from the water by rescuers using a jet ski and a rubber boat to get them, the fire dispatcher said.

Multiple vehicles were stranded in the area.

The Marin County Fire Department, Cal Fire, The Bodega Bay Fire Department and Two Rock Fire Department all responded, the dispatcher said.

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--Bay City News