Water rescue - Floyd County - Monday, June 17, 2019

Firefighters with the Lafayette Township Fire Protection District rescue a man from a flooded truck in Floyd County, Indiana, on Monday, June 17, 2019. (Image courtesy: Lafayette Township Fire Protection District)

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Authorities say a man was lucky to make it out alive, after driving his truck down a flooded road in Floyd County, Indiana early Monday morning.

Firefighters with the Lafayette Township Fire Protection District rescue a man from a flooded truck in Floyd County, Indiana, on Monday, June 17, 2019. (Video courtesy: Lafayette Township Fire Protection District)

Video provided by the Lafayette Township Fire Protection District shows firefighters rescuing the man. Firefighters say the man tried to drive through high water and got stranded.

The road was closed with a gate earlier in the day, because the road floods in heavy rain.

The man was arrested. Charges are pending.

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