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Woman trapped in car by Refugio Beach rescued by first responders

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January 28, 2021 6:20 pm
Published 2:27 pm

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. - Santa Barbara County Firefighters performed a water rescue of a woman trapped in her car near Refugio Beach on Thursday afternoon.

At around 12:38 p.m., a silver sedan became stuck on Refugio Road due to mud and flooding.

Santa Barbara County Fire responded to the area and found that the car was stuck on the other side of a flooding stream making it impossible for the driver to drive through.

County fire's water rescue team performed a rescue and was able to bring the woman to the other side of the flooding water.

Officials are warning drivers to watch for rising water in low-lying areas.

Portions of Refugio Road are closed due to heavy flooding in the area.

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