Residents Pulled Through Waist Deep Floodwater As Ohio First Responders Race To Safety

Springfield Township, Ohio – Sgt. Gaffney and Officer McKenzie, alongside the Springfield Fire Department, helped residents reach safety on Abington Road in Sawyerwood on September 3 as floodwater covered the residential street.

Video shows first responders wading through knee- to waist-deep water while pushing and guiding a gray inflatable raft carrying civilians toward higher ground. A firefighter steadies the raft as officers help move it through the flooded street.