Crime & Safety
2 Trapped Drivers Rescued From Floodwaters Near Reston (Video)
The incident happened in the Reston District Station area at a road that was closed.
Rescuers had to pull two people from vehicles trapped by floodwaters near Reston after one driver allegedly removed a barrier keeping drivers away, and it was all captured on video.
Fairfax County Fire and Rescue posted video of the motorists being rescued from Browns Mill Road where it crosses over Difficult Run in Vienna, which is within the Reston District Station boundaries.
A driver followed two other cars into "rapidly moving and rising water after another driver removed previously installed protective barrier," Fairfax County Fire and Rescue said in a tweet. The incident happened shortly before 10 a.m. Wednesday.
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The video is embedded below.
At 9:51 am, crews responded to report of 2 trapped motorists on Browns Mill Rd over Difficult Run in Vienna area of @fairfaxcounty. Driver followed 2 other cars into rapidly moving and rising water after another driver removed previously installed protective barrier #news pic.twitter.com/4vCeah46xQ
— Fairfax Fire/Rescue (@ffxfirerescue) August 1, 2018
Image via Fairfax County Fire and Rescue
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