Men
form human chain to
pull woman to
safety during insane flash flood
Several people formed a
human chain to save a
woman from a car stuck in gushing waters in Ellicott City, Maryland on Saturday.
In dramatic footage captured by Sara Arditti on YouTube, onlooker Jason Barnes reached out to help her with the aid of several other men, finally managing to
pull her free from the relentless deluge of water.
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Barnes had already seen his own Main Street business flooded with water, the
Washington Post reports. The
woman in the car was unwilling to leave the vehicle to get into the fast-moving water until Barnes finally managed to reach the vehicle and lift her to safety.
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