Watch Ga. Police Help Apartment Residents Escape Floodwaters

A lake overflowing its banks during a rainstorm had Covington police officers and firefighters wading through rising floodwaters to help evacuate apartment residents, carrying some individuals to safety.

Joe Vince

Aug. 5, 2025

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Covington police and firefighters evacuated residents from a flooded apartment complex Sunday, carrying some individuals through 2 to 4 feet of rising water.
The flooding was caused by a nearby lake overflowing during a rainstorm.
Nearly 50 apartments were evacuated, and the officers from the police department's C-Shift officers were praised for their work.

Georgia police officers and other first responders helped evacuate apartment complex residents from flooding over the weekend, carrying some individuals in order to get them to safety.

Covington police responded to flooding at the Covington Housing Authority at around 9 a.m. Sunday, WXIA-TV reports. A nearby lake had started to overflow its banks, and rising water—which had measured 2 to 4 feet by the time first responders arrived—threatened parked cars and residences' front porches.

Because of concerns that the lake's dam would give way, officials decided to evacuate the nearly 50 apartments, according to WSB-TV. In body camera footage from the scene, officer's from the department's C-shift, as well as city firefighters, can be seen leading apartment residents to safety and carrying those who needed extra assistance.

"C-Shift performed exceptionally, assisting residents with care—including physically carrying individuals through rising water to ensure their safety," the department stated.

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Joe Vince

Joining Endeavor Business Media in 2018, Joe has worked on the company's city services publications. He began working at OFFICER.com as the assistant editor. Before starting at Endeavor, Joe had worked for a variety of print and online news outlets, including the Indianapolis Star, the South Bend Tribune, Reddit and Patch.com.