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Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Two women rescued from flooded road in Bedford
BEDFORD, Va. (WFXR) – The Bedford Fire Department assisted with the rescue of two people who became trapped after attempting to drive through a flooded roadway in Bedford on May 13. Bedford fire officials said just after 2 p.m. on Tuesday, crews with Company 1 responded to Rocky Ford Road. At the scene, a vehicle was found stuck in flooded water with two women trapped inside. Local agencies share flood safety tips ahead of possible heavy rainfall (Photo Credit: Bedford Fire Department) Flooding in Campbell County closes Simons Run Members of Rescue 1's swift water rescue team began rescue operations. The driver and a passenger were placed in Personal Flotation Devices or PFDs and then safely removed from the flooded road, according to Bedford FD. 'Please remember not to drive through flooded roadways. Turn around, Don't drown.' – BFD No injuries have currently been reported. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
24-04-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Dauphin Island Regatta tragedy: Weather's lasting impact on annual event 10 years later
A U.S. Coast Guard boat, top right, patrols Mobile Bay as other water craft head head south from Dauphin Island, Ala., Sunday, April 26, 2015. Coast Guard crews searched for five people missing in the water after a powerful storm capsized several sailboats participating in a regatta near Mobile Bay. (AP Photo/G.M. Andrews) On the morning of April 25, 2015, the Annual Dauphin Island Regatta was underway in Mobile Bay along the Alabama coast. A total of 117 boats with 476 people set out for the 18-mile race at 10:45 a.m., but the outing turned into a deadly disaster when severe weather struck. The race started out in fair weather. However, by 3:30 p.m., severe thunderstorms with winds in excess of 73 mph and large swells of 8-10 feet swept across the bay, sinking eight boats and killing six people. A total of 40 people were rescued. A radar loop from 3:30 to 4:00 p.m. on April 25, 2015. The location of the regatta is shown as the red square in Mobile Bay. The Coast Guard's report on the tragedy was completed in 2016 and released in 2019. The severe weather was listed as the main cause of the deadly accident, but there were exacerbating factors. The report indicated that the race committee didn't immediately notify racers of incoming severe weather, and people on the boats were not monitoring communications properly to receive those warnings. It also said that all crewmembers failed to wear PFDs (Personal Flotation Devices). Some underestimated the severity of the weather, the report said, which was forecast by the National Weather Service prior to the race's beginning. Recommendations from the report included ordering the U.S. Sailing Association to amend its racing rules to require all crewmembers to wear PFDs and requiring race skippers to have a handheld VHF radio in their person for effective communication.
