OCFA Rescues 2 Adults From Santa Ana Flood Channel After Heavy Rain

OCFA Rescues 2 Adults From Santa Ana Flood Channel After Heavy Rain
Members of the Orange County Fire Authority prepare to rescue two adults trapped in flowing water beneath an overpass in Santa Ana, Calif., on Dec. 28, 2020. Screenshot/Twitter/Orange County Fire Authority
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The Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) rescued two people Dec. 28 in Santa Ana after they were swept away in a flood control channel following heavy rain in Southern California.

Authorities responded to a call about a person trapped in the flood channel at 4:53 p.m. near South Raitt Street and Edinger Avenue. When rescuers arrived, they searched the area and found a man and a woman, both adults, beneath a road, hanging onto a flood channel with heavy flowing water.