He had mistakenly driven into what he believed to be shallow water, but then found himself stranded as his vehicle began to sink
Andre Randles had inadvertently driven into what appeared to be shallow water, only to find himself in a perilous situation as his vehicle started to submerge. In a race against time, he managed to free his 11-month-old son through the window of the Volkswagen hatchback just before it disappeared under the floodwaters.
His terrified girlfriend, Paige Newsome, added: "By the time he'd got out of the car, got Luca out of the car, the water was up to his chest. It just shows how quickly things can escalate.The terrifying incident happened on Woodhouse Road, adjacent to the River Calder. Earlier on Saturday, flood sirens had sounded throughout the Calder Valley, warning of imminent flooding, YorkshireLive reports.
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