Township road grader operator rescues pair stranded in high water

A township road grader operator rescued two people in a car stranded in floodwater in Reno County Tuesday evening.

Then firefighters conducted a second rescue – after the equipment operator dropped them at a nearby house, which was unreachable to EMS because of the high water.

The pair, an 83-year-old Abbyville man and his 56-year-old daughter, who lived on Sterling Road, were attempting to get the man home, but kept running into roads closed by high water, said Reno County Sheriff Sgt. Lance Smith.

(Read more: Local – The Hutchinson News)