UPDATE 4 P.M. JAN. 9: North Las Vegas Fire Department rescued a man and woman at around 9:30 a.m. this morning from a wash east of Belmont Street and Carey Avenue. Swift water rescue teams from Clark County and Las Vegas joined North Las Vegas in the rescue efforts. The couple was not injured but they were shaken by the experience.
Henderson Fire Department also posted this video of a man being rescued from a wash near Eastern Avenue and St. Rose Parkway. The man was also not injured in that incident.
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13 Action News reporter Parker Collins was at the scene of one of several water rescues reported in the Las Vegas valley.
Police and firefighters at hard rock and paradise. @KTNV pic.twitter.com/2uJEA4iqlk
— Parker Collins (@parkercollinstv) January 9, 2018
Firefighters cut down a part of this fence, but one man was saved from the water. @KTNV pic.twitter.com/pyVH92YANg
— Parker Collins (@parkercollinstv) January 9, 2018
Here are a few tweets of other water rescues occurring across the city.
@KTNV A man fell into the storm drain at st rose /eastern behind lowes and is now being rescued. pic.twitter.com/7i4mqjjAx6
— bordot (@bordot) January 9, 2018
They got him out! #Vegas pic.twitter.com/iyjnA6vQNv
— bordot (@bordot) January 9, 2018
#NLVFD TEAMS from north Las Vegas and City of Las Vegas and Clark county joining in the rescues efforts. pic.twitter.com/5QjDS4ZUdk
— CNLV Fire Department (@NLVFirePIO) January 9, 2018
#HendersonFire rescued a man from a flooded wash near Eastern and St. Rose this morning. There were no injuries. #Firefighters are asking everyone to stay out of washes and flood control channels and to not drive or walk through flooded areas. #SwiftwaterRescue #FloodSafety pic.twitter.com/RG8FYUahPV
— Henderson Fire (@HendFireDept) January 9, 2018
One of the two swift water rescues performed today in the wash near Carey/Pecos. Homeless man was trapped. Joint effort by @NLVFirePIO @ClarkCountyFD & @LasVegasFD #RJNow pic.twitter.com/BSRdLVdCId
— Rachel Crosby (@rachelacrosby) January 9, 2018
Regional Flood Control is warning people of the dangers surrounding the Las Vegas washes during today's weather.
Update: Water is deep and moving rapidly through channels. Trop DB still at 15 feet; Wash at Desert Rose -- 8 feet. It takes hours to "drain" the system and more rain is possible.
— Regional Flood (@RegionalFlood) January 9, 2018
6 feet of water at the Pittman East Detention Basin, 11 feet of water at the Tropicana Detention Basin, and 3 feet of water at the Desert Inn Detention Basin and Upper Flamingo Detention Basin. Stay away from all #floodcontrol facilities. #vegasweather pic.twitter.com/pszLEcmHOV
— Regional Flood (@RegionalFlood) January 9, 2018
