An Oglethorpe County mail carrier’s vehicle was swept away by a flooding creek during this week’s torrential rains, but the man was rescued by volunteers and public safety workers after a scary two hours trapped inside as flood waters roared around him.
The postal worker’s Jeep Wrangler tumbled about half a mile down Rains Creek on Wednesday when the man tried to drive across the ford where the river crosses Arnold Caldwell Road, said Mitch Slay, an Oglethorpe County man who operates a hunting preserve in the area between Lexington and Elberton.
The Wrangler finally stopped tumbling when it wound up lodged against an oak tree at the edge of the roaring water, said Slay, who helped pull the man to safety.
Source: Postal carrier rescued after vehicle swept away in Oglethorpe flooding | Online Athens
Wow. Close shave.
turn around, don’t drown. do not put your life in danger
Post office be like, did you get that mail delivered first….
Customers be like “where is my mail “
Simple, it is in the creek.
As someone on here posted the other day “I have four wheel drive, I don’t have to call for help”. Uh huh.
That would be me! However, big difference between stuck in a ditch and driving across water! Never, EVER drive across water… Especially if you can’t SEE the bottom of the road.. And / or if the water is rushing across the road.. It’s a real big No No! 🙂
You right. We had a road down here that had about 6″ of asphalt crumble off the side. I got over to the far lane and had to turn into a dirt road about 200′ past it. I looked back and the dirt under the asphalt was washed out about 2′ under the asphalt a good 18″ down. Needless to say they dug it out that day and replaced the culvert. Water over roads are bad news.
I started to comment the other day. I get tickled when I hear the statement about four wheel drive. I’ve had four wheel drives for the last 25 years or so and have gotten to a point of having to call for help, a time or two. Until I bought winches for them. I wish I could afford a four wheel drive to run the mail in but maybe one day. The one I have right now I can’t drive from the passenger side to use it.
Have a great night. ?
Cassie Pilgrim Bone
Dang poor person
I know it!
Wow! Praise The Lord he was OK! Amen <><
What kind of vehicle is that???
Looks like a Jeep
It’s a 4 door jeep wrangler
Tracey Lynn Hill
Debbie Henry
Jill Ghianni
Oh my
Glad the drive is ok but what dumb dumb.. My supervisors know I refuse to cross anything flooded..screw the mail and customers.. My life is more important than anything I have in that vehicle for them..
Thank god
Looks like an expensive mistake, glad there ok my rule if I wouldn’t walk through, don’t drive through,