A harrowing incident occurred in San Angelo earlier today as five individuals, including a 3-year-old child, were swept away by floodwaters near McMillan and Wright Road. In a critical response, deputies from Tom Green County located the group about 150 yards from the road, with all members clinging to a tree for survival. The deputies' immediate efforts to rescue them were met with complications when one person's panic caused a responder to struggle in the treacherous waters, as FOX San Antonio reported.
Upon receiving the distress call, the San Angelo Fire Department deployed swift water rescue equipment. The firefighters managed to successfully pull all five people to safety, along with three first responders who had become entangled in the chaos. The abandoned pickup sat 150 yards off the roadway silent witness to the near tragedy, according to News 4 San Antonio.
Authorities have not released the identities of the rescued individuals, nor the conditions in which they were found.
