Watch NYPD Save Stranded Livery Driver from Flooding

Two NYPD officers saved a livery driver who was stranded by floodwaters Wednesday.

Body camera footage shows officers from the department's Central Park Precinct wading through the flooding, which was caused by Hurricane Ida. They were able to reach the vehicle and carry the driver to safety.

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“All our people in the emergency service unit, in the harbor unit and scuba unit are trained in water rescues,” NYPD Chief of Special Operations Harry Wedin told WCBS-TV.

Between Wednesday and Thursday, NYPD officers handled multiple incident because of the severe flooding. A pregnant woman and her husband were rescued from their disabled car in the Bronx, and an elderly woman was pulled out of waist-high water in her apartment.