Swift water rescue near Marble Falls
First responders in the midst of a swift water rescue on Mormon Mill Road on Thursday, May 21. Courtesy photo from the Hill Country Scanner
First responders rescued a motorist amid raging flood waters on the night of Thursday, May 21, at a low water crossing on Mormon Mill Road just outside of Marble Falls.
The Marble Falls Area Volunteer Fire Department was toned out at around 9:48 p.m. on Thursday night to a report of a driver trapped in their vehicle on CR 340, better known as Mormon Mill Road, at the Hamilton Creek low water crossing northeast of Marble Falls.
“The individual drove into the water attempting to cross and was washed partially off the road,” Marble Falls Area VFD Chief Derrick Curtis told DailyTrib.
The water was reportedly almost three feet over the road at the time of the incident.
Two swift-water rescue firefighters and other area first responders were able to safely rescue the driver within 5-10 minutes according to Curtis.
Other responding agencies were the Burnet County Sheriff’s Office, Burnet Volunteer Fire Department, Spicewood Fire Rescue, the Texas Department of Public Safety, and Marble Falls Area Emergency Services.