Flooding prompts rescues in parts of OKC metro

 
From staff reports
Published: August 19, 2008

Chad and Valerie Wagner are without a home today after being rescued by boat from their flooded residence near Banner Road and State Highway 66.

By 8:30 a.m., the water had risen so much in their home they had to call for help to get out, Valerie Wagner said. The fire department responded about 9:15 a.m.

By 9:30 a.m., firefighters had rescued the couple, their two boys and a dog. The family stood on a bridge a...


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