Hammond got his window down and he and his wife escaped through the front of the car. Malaya had the harder task of getting the minivan’s back door open as the water quickly rose, her father said. “Miraculously, she got it open in time," he said, and Malaya helped her siblings and the friend escape, sending them all into the rushing waters.

Bob Canales said he tried to save the family before they were overwhelmed by the floodwaters that killed at least 132 people

A woman whose mother, stepfather, aunt, uncle and cousin are among the missing confronts the unimaginable. A cousin was dragged downriver 15 miles but survived.

One man fell off rocks while fishing in Little Compton, R.I., and his brother went in to rescue him. Both were swept away by the current, officials said.

ALLEGAN COUNTY, MI - A man drowned Friday while fishing in the Kalamazoo River after being swept away in a current. Multiple people were standing in waist-deep water fishing on July 11 in the “strong current” by the Allegan Dam,

A vigil was held for missing Fire Chief Michael Phillips in Marble Falls, who was swept away by floodwaters. The search has faced challenges due to weather.

Texas flood survivor Julia Hatfield recalled her experience on the night of the floods and how she found out from an online post that a child she saw swept away in the waters had survived.

A man and woman were rescued after their vehicle was swept away in Texas floodwaters, officials say. In a July 14 news release, Texas Game Wardens said the couple was in their car July 13 when the vehicle was forced through floodwaters in Lampasas County.