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Sees a flooded underpass. >> it was like a lake. i was thinking, well, now we are going to be a little later. >> as rocky prepares to turn away from the flood, another car catches his eye. >> as i stop, this car comes in front of me, and she goes into the water. and it wasn't a small amount of water. >> another driver, howard absets, also sees the car trying to plow through the flooded road. >> for a split second i think, this cannot be happening. it's unreal. >> the woman in the car loses control, and the suv starts to drift. >> both rocky and howard know if they don't act, there's no one els...

>> by now a few other rescuers have made their way out to the car. as rocky continues to beat the window, howard makes his way to the front of the car. >> i'm kind of leaning on the hood and the windshield, the water had completely submerged the car at that point there. we couldn't see. the water was murky. >> instinctively, howard shoves his right arm to where he thinks the driver window should be and much to his surprise the window is down. >> she grabbed my arm and at that point there i thought, well, we can get her out now. >> and i reached down, too, i got the right leg because she had so...

It was unbearable, actually. rocky and i were actually holding hands because we don't know what the water is like, and about that time we get about halfway out and the water is getting deeper. the vehicle really starts to sink quicker, and at that point there we start swimming. >> the water is at least 10 feet deep in spots and by the time rocky and howard reach the car it's almost completely submerged. >> i just remember looking at this woman screaming on the other side of the window thinking, that's got to be the worst thing you can ever go through. i nearly drowned when i was a kid. and so ...

Sees a flooded underpass. >> it was like a lake. i was thinking, well, now we are going to be a little later. >> as rocky prepares to turn away from the flood, another car catches his eye. >> as i stop, this car comes in front of me, and she goes into the water. and it wasn't a small amount of water. >> another driver, howard absets, also sees the car trying to plow through the flooded road. >> for a split second i think, this cannot be happening. it's unreal. >> the woman in the car loses control, and the suv starts to drift. >> both rocky and howard know if they don't act, there's no one els...

Know what the water is like, and about that time we get about halfway out and the water is getting deeper. the vehicle really starts to sink quicker, and at that point there we start swimming. >> the water is at least 10 feet deep in spots and by the time rocky and howard reach the car it's almost completely submerged. >> i just remember looking at this woman screaming on the other side of the window thinking, that's got to be the worst thing you can ever go through. i nearly drowned when i was a kid. and so i thought, no, whatever we have to do, we're going to do because there's no way that's...