Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) were called to the scene of an occupied vehicle in rising water on Brighton Dam Rd between Georgia Avenue and Bordly Road in the Brookeville area at approximately 8:30pm on Sunday night, according to MCFRS PIO Pete Piringer.
The driver, who was the only occupant of the vehicle, was trapped in over 2 feet of rising water approximately 80 feet from high ground/shoreline. Water began to enter the stalled vehicle when rescue crews used a boat to to move the vehicle to higher ground. There were no apparent injuries and the road was closed due to the rising water.
Brookeville @MontgomeryCoMD (~830p) Brighton Dam Rd, near Bordly Rd IAO Hawling’s River, between GA Ave.,& NH Ave, water stranded motorist with rushing/rising water that entered stalled vehicle, 1 adult was rescued by @mcfrs BT740 (FS740, Sandy Spring/Olney) crew & others https://t.co/jI0222kL2n pic.twitter.com/UEur9BAcAL
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) May 23, 2022