Firefighters rescue 2 children who were in a rushing creek

Fire truck in Moore Oklahoma that rescued 2 kids in a flooded creek
@Deepizzaguy (125236)
Lake Charles, Louisiana
July 17, 2026 2:56pm CST
Emergency crews in Moore Oklahoma answered an emergency call from a woman who was alerted by 2 children who told the woman who were inside her home that 2 other children who were with then 2 of their friends were swimming in a creek that began to swell due to a storm that hit the creek while two juveniles needed to be rescued in the heavily wooded area on Wednesday. Moore Firefighters sent a crew of firefighters to the wooded creek to rescue the two juveniles who needed to be rescued after the two other juveniles managed to get out of the creek to speak to the neighbor who contacted 911 to ask for help to rescue the 2 other juveniles were in the waterway after 40 minutes when the firefighters were able to rescue them. All four children were reunited with their parents who most likely lectured their children of the dangers of swimming in the creek during a thunderstorm. Hopefully the four children will learn a lesson about swimming in water during a thunderstorm since no one was hurt in the rescue. Link is msn.com.en-us/weather/...
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@teamfreak16 (46558)
• Denver, Colorado
17 Jul
Sometimes when I'm out on my bike I see crews out training in the creeks for this sort of emergency.
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@TheHorse (240541)
• Walnut Creek, California
18 Jul
Do they do "pretend rescues"?
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@Deepizzaguy (125236)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
17 Jul
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@teamfreak16 (46558)
• Denver, Colorado
18 Jul
@TheHorse - I'm not sure. I've just seen them out in the creek using the rope lines and stuff. I only get a few seconds to take it in.
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@TheHorse (240541)
• Walnut Creek, California
17 Jul
Glad the kids are OK.
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@Deepizzaguy (125236)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
17 Jul
Me too since the firefighters did do a wonderful job of saving lives.
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@TheHorse (240541)
• Walnut Creek, California
18 Jul
@Deepizzaguy I wonder how the two got stranded. I've done my share of wading through creeks in my day.
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@Deepizzaguy (125236)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
18 Jul
@TheHorse I guess fear overcame them.
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@snowy22315 (212786)
• United States
18 Jul
Not the brightest for sure, but kids don't anticipate anything bad happening.
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@Deepizzaguy (125236)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
18 Jul
That is true since kids think that are going to live forever doing these things.
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@celticeagle (193620)
• Boise, Idaho
18 Jul
Thank goodness all four were rescued. Another good day and hope these kids learned a good lesson.
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@TheHorse (240541)
• Walnut Creek, California
18 Jul
"That was so cool! Let's do it again!"
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@Deepizzaguy (125236)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
18 Jul
For their sake, they learned a lesson.
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@rakski (161077)
• Philippines
18 Jul
Good save. Hope they are all safe and learn their lessons
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@rakski (161077)
• Philippines
20 Jul
@TheHorse hope they won't
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@TheHorse (240541)
• Walnut Creek, California
18 Jul
"That was so cool! Let's do it again!"
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@Nakitakona (60282)
• Philippines
18 Jul
It's dangerous to be in the creek when there's an impending storm or incoming rains from the mountain for it will create a flash flood.
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@Deepizzaguy (125236)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
23 Jul
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@Deepizzaguy (125236)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
18 Jul
That is true since some people have to learn the hard way.
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@Nakitakona (60282)
• Philippines
23 Jul
@Deepizzaguy you are right
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@xstitcher (40230)
• Petaluma, California
20 Jul
Swimming anywhere in a thunderstorm is not something I would think of doing.
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@Deepizzaguy (125236)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
20 Jul
Neither would I since I have heard of the horror stories dealing swimming in thunderstorms.
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@RasmaSandra (100809)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
17 Jul
Glad they were rescued but these children should not have been out and about alone and the parents not knowing where they were,
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@Deepizzaguy (125236)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
17 Jul
I am in agreement with you that hopefully the kids learned a lesson not to be swimming in the creek when the weather gets bad. .
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@JudyEv (388118)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Jul
Hopefully the four have learnt their lesson now.
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@Deepizzaguy (125236)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
18 Jul
I hope so as well.
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