Watch: Texas Police Officer Saves Baby From Car in Flooded Crossing

Body camera footage shows a Beeville police officer pushing through heavy rain and rising floodwaters to reach a stranded vehicle and carry an infant to safety.
May 28, 2026
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  • A Belleville police officer waded through rising floodwaters to rescue a baby trapped in a vehicle that had stalled and was being pushed by rushing water at a flooded creek crossing.
  • Video shows the officer entering the water, retrieving the infant in a car seat from the driver, and safely carrying the child back to other responders.
  • No injuries were reported, and officials used the incident to warn drivers about the dangers of attempting to cross flooded roadways.

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A Texas police officer waded through heavy flooding and driving rain Saturday to save a baby trapped in a car that had been stuck in rising water.

The rescue happened just before noon when Beeville police and firefighters responded to a report of a vehicle that stalled and was getting pushed by rushing water after driving into a flooded creek crossing, the department stated in a social media post. The fire chief had waved to the driver to stop, but he didn't see the chief in time.

In video footage shared by the department, an officer makes his way through the deep water to reach the stuck vehicle.

"I'm going in," the officer said as he entered the water.

Once he reached the officer reached the vehicle, the driver handed him the infant, who was in a car seat carrier. The officer grabbed the carrier and slowly made his way to safety.

Making his way through the flooding, the officer handed off the baby to another first responder. 

"I got the baby out," the officer said at the end.

No one was injured in the incident, according to police.

"Situations like this are a reminder that flood water is nothing to gamble with," the department stated. "It does not take much moving water to push a vehicle off the roadway, and by the time you realize how dangerous it is, it can already be too late."

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