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Woman swept away by Cedar River floodwater rescued
Crews were responding to a water rescue Monday, Sept. 26, 2016 near Edgewood and Ellis roads in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where a woman was swept away by floodwater. (Jason Meyer, KGAN)
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KGAN) - Rescue crews in Cedar Rapids had to save a woman who had been swept away by floodwater.
Police received a report of a woman who had gone into floodwaters near Ellis and Edgewood roads NW shortly after 1:30 p.m. Monday.
The woman was found in a tree south of the Edgewood Road bridge and was out of the tree safely at 3:17 p.m.
She was taken to a local hospital for evaluation.
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