Orange County deputies rescue woman from rushing floodwaters

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Orange County deputies sprang into action Thursday after a woman got caught in the rushing waters of Econlockhatchee River, according to body camera footage of the incident.

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office posted the video to social media, saying the woman was in a car being swept away by floodwaters at Dean Road and Lake Underhill Road in Orlando. Deputies said it was an extreme current caused by a surge in the Little Econlockhatchee River.

Video shows five deputies form a “human chain,” using rope to venture out into 10-foot-deep waters to rescue the woman.