Girl, 10, rescued from car stuck in floodwater

8:33am Monday 28th January 2013 in News

Burley firefighter Tim Hiscock carries 10-year-old Kira Deadman to safety after her mother, Amanda, got her car stuck in floodwater in Derritt Lane, Bransgore. Burley firefighter Tim Hiscock carries 10-year-old Kira Deadman to safety after her mother, Amanda, got her car stuck in floodwater in Derritt Lane, Bransgore.

A YOUNG girl had to be rescued from her mum's car after it got stuck on a flooded road near Christchurch.

Firefighters came to the rescue of the woman and her ten-year-old daughter near Bransgore yesterday.

Amanda Deadman and daughter Kira needed help from the emergency services after getting stuck on Derritt Lane after a large stretch of the road was submerged in around a foot of water.

Their car became wedged against the side of the road as water began seeping in through the doors.

Although the mother was able to get out safely, a firefighter carried the ten-year-old back to dry land.

The road was closed after the rescue because of fears it had become too dangerous.

An onlooker said: “The car was off the road slightly, so it was at a funny angle when it got stuck.

“The road twists there, so it's quite easy to get stuck.

“It's dangerous because you can't really tell where the verge is, and if a car comes the other way and you pull over it's very easy to go into a ditch.”

Comments(7)

News reader says...
8:37am Mon 28 Jan 13

Why do people drive into flood water in a car? We get told so many times not to do this by the Fire Brigade and Police.

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BIGTONE says...
8:41am Mon 28 Jan 13

Well done mum!

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Cerdicjute says...
9:09am Mon 28 Jan 13

What is wrong with people? Are they unable to determine risk themselves? Do they need leading by the hand at every step of the way? I despair.

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nobbjockie says...
11:38am Mon 28 Jan 13

I reckon 3 points and £60 fine should cover it!. There is no excuse for driving through flood water, it is quite obvious in daylight and once again the taxpayer is footing the bill for ridiculous behaviour. Give her a ticket!!!

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Letcommonsenseprevail says...
1:00pm Mon 28 Jan 13

Water doesn't look to deep or to be flowing too fast. I would have (assuming I had been foolish enough to drive into the water in the first instance) simply picked up my kids, walked out of the water myself, and called a mate to tow me out. Calling the emergency services for a non-emergency doesn't seem fair on the taxpayer - or am I being naive?

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twynham says...
1:30pm Mon 28 Jan 13

Letcommonsenseprevai
l wrote:
Water doesn't look to deep or to be flowing too fast. I would have (assuming I had been foolish enough to drive into the water in the first instance) simply picked up my kids, walked out of the water myself, and called a mate to tow me out. Calling the emergency services for a non-emergency doesn't seem fair on the taxpayer - or am I being naive?
No, you're not being naive.
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These people should not be allowed to breed!

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The Renegade Master says...
3:36pm Mon 28 Jan 13

Derritt Lane has been an absolute joke for weeks. I gave up and now use Burley Road instead. Mind you that's not much better. Maybe the Council should look at ways to stop the road flooding. Better drainage perhaps?

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