Harrowing Helicopter Rescue Saves Woman Trapped for Hours Atop Overturned Pickup in Swollen Creek

Harrowing Helicopter Rescue Saves Woman Trapped for Hours Atop Overturned Pickup in Swollen Creek
A California Highway Patrol helicopter flies in Imperial County, Calif., on Oct. 6, 2022. Allison Dinner/AFP via Getty Images
The Associated Press
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A helicopter team rescued a woman Tuesday morning who was trapped for almost 15 hours atop her overturned pickup truck in rushing waters after she tried to traverse a swollen creek after recent rains in Northern California.

A helicopter of California Highway Patrol Air Operations airlifted the woman to shore as waters surged around her vehicle at a crossing in a park.