Dramatic moment police form human chain to rescue woman trapped inside car after floodwaters drag vehicle downstream

The incident, which took place on Tuesday morning on a flooded ford between Pershore and Drakes Broughton, near Worcester, saw the woman requiring police assistance as her car was engulfed by floodwater.

After emergency services arrived, they discovered the woman's car more than 30-foot downstream, sinking deeper into the murky water.The dramatic footage, captured on police body cams, then shows officers linking arms as they wade out to the vehicle.Officers can then be seen smashing the rear window of the vehicle in a bid to save the driver after the car's electronics fail, leaving her unable to exit the vehicle.

The woman can be heard apologising to officers from inside the vehicle, with the officers responding: "Don't apologise lovely, don't apologise." After emergency services arrived, they discovered the woman's car more than 30-foot downstream, sinking deeper into the murky water."As the woman was in immediate danger officers acted quickly to rescue her with one officer wading into the water to keep the woman calm while other officers worked on breaking the driver’s window.

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