Just returned from a rescue mission where Crittenden County Rescue Squad members retrieved a young girl from flood waters crossing the highway on Ky. 855 North between Frances and Salem.The child, about two years old, had been caught up in the flood waters for about 45 minutes when two rescue squad members, using a borrowed boat from a nearby resident, found her. It was unclear how long she had been under water, but rescue squad member Rick Mills performed CPR on the girl before she was rushed by ambulance to Livingston Hospital about six miles away.
The girl and her mother had been traveling southbound on the highway about 5:45 a.m., when they unsuspectingly ran into the flood waters crossing the road. The mother tried to swim to safety carrying the child, but lost her in the swift waters. The mother eventually made it out of the water. Police did not immediately identify the mother nor the young girl.
We will have updates and more information on this potentially tragic accident in the coming hours. The inset photo is of the scene after everyone had left other than Trooper Darron Hollimon who was still investigating.
