Police Search for Missing Motorist Amid Floods in Tuscaloosa

Officers with the Tuscaloosa Police Department and the Swift Water Rescue team of the Tuscaloosa Fire Rescue Service are working together to search for a motorist missing after their vehicle was swept away by floodwaters on Greensboro Avenue Saturday afternoon.

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A TPD spokeswoman shared a photo from the scene, where dozens of first responders are searching for the missing motorist.

The search seems centered on a drainage ditch near the street, which was full of surging water after a shower dumped several inches of rain on the Druid City early Saturday afternoon.

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