NBC News Crew Captures Footage Of Firefighter & Vehicle Swept Off Road And Into The Ocean By Malibu Mudslide
deadline.comOn an afternoon when the National Weather Service issued Flash Flood Warnings for Malibu, Topanga State Park and Pacific Palisades, an NBC News crew documented the unfortunate result of several inches of intense rain near the Palisades Fire scar.
According to Los Angeles Fire Department Public Information Officer Eric Scott, at 5:02 p.m. an “LAFD member had his vehicle swept off the road and into the ocean by a large debris flow along Big Rock Road in Malibu.” An NBC News crew covering the storm was there to capture the moment.
The video shows the LAFD SUV already over the edge of the precipice that separates PCH from the beach below. A literal flood of black water roaring off the highway is seen rolling the vehicle and pushing it into the surf line.
It eventually becomes stuck bumper deep in water and sand. Malibu mudslide: The moment a car got swept away by heavy mudflow from the PCH into the ocean.
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