Cops Battles Fast-Moving Floodwater To Rescue Two In New Mexico

A sheriff’s deputy throws an orange rescue bag and red rope across fast-moving floodwater during a water rescue on County Road A005, in footage released by the Mora County Sheriff’s Office.

The video shows the deputy, wearing a sheriff shirt, and a rescuer in a red helmet standing on rocks beside the flooded crossing. The deputy throws the rescue line across the brown water as people walk along the flooded road toward a white pickup.

The rescue took place on September 22, 2026, when crews from the sheriff’s office and other agencies responded to the crossing on Monte Aplanado Road.

Two people were rescued without incident. The New Mexico Department of Transportation, Sierra Bonita Volunteer Fire Department and Mora Volunteer Fire Department assisted with the response.

More than five inches of rain fell across Mora County that day, prompting a flash-flood emergency covering Mora, Ledoux, Monte Aplanado and Morphy Lake State Park.

The sheriff’s office warned people not to cross flooded roads, noting that debris, mud, erosion and washouts can remain even after water levels fall.