Shocking video footage captured the moment a man was airlifted from rising flood waters after his truck was pushed off the road, leaving him stranded and thinking he was going to die.
James Rufus was trapped in his tanker after it flipped onto its side by the raging waters of the Galana River, which swelled up following storms and heavy rain this week.
The man was left stranded on his truck along the Galana-Kulalu Causeway in south-eastern Kenya as the rushing waters continued to rise.
He was so hopeless that he began calling his loved ones from inside the cabin to say what he believed were his final goodbyes.
The Sheldrick Wildlife Trust’s Galana Ops Manager called in aerial support at around 4:30 p.m. on May 3, as James’ colleagues and friends watched on in horror from the shore.
Read more at https://nypost.com/2023/05/05/trucker-rescued-from-raging-flood-by-helicopter-with-no-gear/
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