JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – A Mississippi woman who desperately tried to direct rescuers to her sinking vehicle after it skidded into a rain-swollen creek Monday was among four people killed in storms across the South.
Jacqueline Williams, 52, ran off a road into a creek in Florence early Monday and dialed 911 from the car as it went down, said Rankin County Coroner David Ruth.
Ruth said the woman, who lived in Florence, was trying to relay her location to a dispatcher as the car settled into the swirling waters.
“She was talking to a 911 dispatcher when the water overtook her,” Ruth said. “She was trying to tell the dispatcher where she was, and she could actually hear the sirens.”
The two lost contact, and Ruth said a swift-water recovery team later found Williams’ body in the creek outside the car.