Local Rescue Teams Save ‘Treed’ Flood Victim in Hinds County
Firefighters from West Point and Columbus helped rescue a Hinds County man Monday afternoon from rain-swollen Big Black River along Old Highway 80 in Hinds County. The 54-year-old man and a friend had been on the river patrolling the areas around flooded camphouses when it hit a limb, flipping the boat and throwing the two men into the river, which is part of the water system which has experienced near-record flooding during the weekend and into this week. The friend was able to get to safety but the victim was only able to grab hold of a limb and...
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