Gary Fehr is one of many in the Ozarks who, in the last 72 hours, needed to be rescued from raging flood waters.
He was driving to a construction job in Sparta, Mo., when he says his truck started to move downstream.
“I’m watching the water just coming up inches in ten seconds time, so I realized I gotta get out,” said Fehr. “I saw what looked like some water in the road. But it just didn’t, you know, I could see all the signs, there are no parking signs. And all along there, I could see everything, and it just didn’t seem like a big deal.”
But Fehr’s truck tells a different story, recovered early Saturday morning. Parts of it, like the glove box and center console, hold some raging currents that nearly claimed his life.
“I’m just watching the water coming up, and I, at that point, I’m thinking, I know it’s not good odds to jump in,” said Fehr.