Meteorologist saves woman from floodwaters in Atlanta caused by Helene: Watch
A FOX Weather Meteorologist who was covering the floods from Helene did not predict a heroic rescue in his forecast. Helene was a hurricane but has been downgraded to a tropical storm.
Meteorologist Bob Van Dillen became the center of attention after he jumped into action to save a woman who had driven into floodwaters along Peachtree Creek in Atlanta, Georgia.
The video shows the woman’s vehicle fully submerged in water as she clung to Van Dillen. Van Dillen told journalists at that station that he gave the woman his shirt because she was cold.
Watch meteorologist save woman from floodwaters in Atlanta
'I gave her my shirt'
“We put her in the car. She was cold,” Van Dillen told them. “I gave her my shirt. Her husband is going to pick her up. The fire truck came."
“They’re good. Everyone’s good,” he said.
The woman’s husband thanked Van Dillen for saving his wife.
“Anytime,” he said. “I’d do it again.”
Van Dillen told the woman’s husband not to drive in the area he had rescued her from.
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Multiple rescues were made in the area where meteorologist saved woman
Van Dillen said that more people and pets were rescued in that area.
“This is the Peachtree Creek, and we had the video before of all the rescues that were going on,” he said. “It's about a mile down the way. Sixty people rescued from that apartment complex. It's a Peachtree Park Apartment complex. And Craig you’ll like this 12 pets were also rescued too.”
Van Dillen said the water almost broke a century-old record.
“It was 23 and a half feet right now, the highest it's ever been was about 25 feet. That was back in 1919,” he said.
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