LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- An off-duty sheriff's deputy in southern Indiana was able to pull a woman from her vehicle, as it was sinking in rising flood waters over the weekend. 

In a release, the Jackson County Sheriff's Office said the woman made a frantic call to 911 about 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 13. She said her vehicle was in fast-rising flood waters, and she was trapped. 

Dispatchers determined she was calling from East County Road 50, south of Seymour. A picture from the scene shows the SUV that was nearly submerged. 

Deputy Mark Holt was off duty, and less than a mile from the call. He found the Honda CRV and went into the water.

"So I jumped down my vehicle, took my coat off, took my keys out of my pocket, laid my phone on the hood and went in the water," Deputy Holt said.

The woman was still trapped inside with water up to her neck. Deputy Holt tried to break the car window with a glass breaker, but resorted in punching out the window instead.

"And so I just grabbed the door and pulled as hard as I could and it budged, and then the current caught it and pulled it open," Deputy Holt said. "I just reached in and grabbed her and pulled her out."

He managed to put her in his patrol car and rushed her to Schneck Medical Center in Seymour. She was treated for possible hypothermia, and police said she was released the same day.

"Deputy Holt's quick response kept this incident from being a lot worse," said Sheriff Rick Meyer in a statement.

Despite his actions, Deputy Holt doesn't see himself as a hero.

"I'm not a hero. I'm just doing my job," Deputy Holt said.

Deputy Holt was assisted by Deputies Kevin Settle, Aaron Wilkins, Reserve Deputy Michael Maxie, Crothersville Assistant Chief Jonathon Tabor and Crothersville Reserve Deputy Derek Minton. Vernon Township Fire Department also responded to the scene.

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