By: Grant Stephens
SAND SPRINGS, Oklahoma -
With all the heavy rain Thursday, rescuers had to pull dozens to safety after many failed to heed warnings not to drive in high water.
Heath Underwood with Wagoner County Emergency Management wishes people would stop risking their cars - and their lives driving through floodwater.
“The water got up too strong and too high, he said. “We had a rescue of two cars that were actually in the water down here.”
Underwood and his team used airboats to rescue about a dozen people in Coweta. Joe Cash lives in Coweta close to the flooding. He and his neighbors leapt into action when water levels rose.
Kids learn bike safety and get free helmets during Bike-A-Palooza
Robot, drone demonstrations get kids attention
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MANSFIELD - Wearing his flame-covered helmet and riding his new bike with neon-yellow tires, Ethan Heck demonstrated his agility as a cyclist. He s been out here ever since we got here, said the 5-year-old s great-grandmother, Vickie Graves. This is all he s been doing today.
The Mansfield boy was one of about 30 children who took part in the Bike-A-Palooza family festival held Saturday morning at North Lake Park.
The annual event was sponsored by the Mansfield Police Department in conjunction with about two dozen businesses and organizations, according to Police Sgt. Jon Ahles.