Time Incident Posted: 20:50 hrs
Incident Date: 13/01/2020
Incident Location: Incident Location: Watery Gate Lane, Thurlaston
Incident Number: 2610
Incident Type: Water Rescue - Vehicle in flood water
Initial Emergency Call Received: 20:08 hrs
Fire and Rescue Service Vehicles Attended: Hinckley, Technical Rescue from Southern
Officer(s) in Charge of Incident: Crew Manager
Time Incident Closed: 20:37 hrs
Damage:
Believed Cause:
Initial Information: Call received from occupant of vehicle stuck in ford - approximately 4 feet deep.
Crews in attendance confirmed one vehicle stuck in ford, contact made with occupant who remains inside vehicle, sled being got to work to extricate occupant from vehicle in flood water.
Occupant of vehicle returned to firm ground by Fire Service.
Vehicle left in situ in ford.
County Highways requested to close road to prevent further incidents.
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