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>> the force of the water is tremendous. at 18 inches or so, it was taking your feet out from underneath of you. the amount of debris that was coming down the street was probably the biggest hazard at that point. i mean, you had 200- to 300-pound chunks of rocks and stuff coming at you. you had to kind of dodge them. make sure they didn't take you out. >> with the water levels rising and without further resources, they're forced to retreat. >> that's when we saw the maryland state police helicopter coming in to do part of the rescue. >> sergeant nathan wilock is in the hangar when he receives ...

>> ma'am, just try to stay calm. they're coming to you. okay? >> every time the basket touched the water, it was throwing it out away from the car. she was trying to climb through the window and still maintain to get into the basket. so we were very concerned that if she didn't make it into the basket that she was going to get washed away. >> the basket is now covered in ice and slips from the woman's hands every time she tries to grab hold of it. >> frustration was starting to set in. not just frustration, but even a little bit of mild hypothermia. i wanted her to grab that basket more than a...

It's still coming. >> the firefighters battle the current for several agonizing minutes. >> the force of the water is tremendous. at 18 inches or so it was taking your feet out from underneath you. the amount of debris that was coming down the street was probably the biggest hazard at that point. i mean, you had 200 to 300 pound chunks of rocks and stuff coming at you. you had to dodge them. make sure they didn't take you out. >> with the water levels rising and without further resources, they're forced to retreat. >> that's when we saw the police helicopter coming in to do part of the rescue....

Helicopter, the sergeant realizes the basket is frozen solid. >> the mother and son, they come up and get next to the aircraft. the basket, the hook, the cable everything is locked with ice. so they're not coming in. i'm not going to try to pull potentially let them slip. them out of an icy basket and potentially let them slip. so i clip them to the side of the aircraft. they're covered in ice from their waist down. cold, shivering. >> it's a terrifying ride, but the ordeal ends as the helicopter team touches down and rushes the pair to an ambulance. of the dozen or so people trapped in their ...

>> ma'am, just try to stay calm. they're coming to you. okay? >> every time the basket touched the water, it was throwing it out away from the car. she was trying to climb through the window and still maintain to get into the basket. we were very concerned if she didn't make it into the basket that she was going to get washed away. >> the basket is now covered in ice and slips from the woman's hands every time she tries to grab hold of it. >> frustration was starting to set in. not just frustration but even a little bit of mild hypothermia. i wanted her to grab that basket more than anything a...