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REPORT: A Houston police officer drowned after his patrol car became trapped on a flooded street
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Posted at 12:10 pm on August 29, 2017 by Greg P.
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<p>Tragic news out of Houston:
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">BREAKING: Houston Police officer drowns in Harvey floodwaters<a href="https://t.co/Cv6zCGh44w">https://t.co/Cv6zCGh44w</a>
<p>&mdash; St. John B. Smith (@stjbs) <a href="https://twitter.com/stjbs/status/902552199888240645">August 29, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p>From the <a href="http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Houston-Police-officer-drowns-in-Harvey-12145510.php?cmpid=twitter-desktop">Houston Chronicle</a>:
<blockquote><p>The officer, an HPD veteran who has been with the department for more than 30 years, was in his patrol car driving to work downtown Sunday morning when he got trapped in high water at I-45 and the Hardy Toll Road.
<p>Search and rescue crews are currently recovering his body. The department has not yet formally notified the officer&#8217;s family.
<p>&#8220;He was trying different routes, and took a wrong turn,&#8221; one high-ranking official said, asking not to be identified.
<p>After getting trapped in high water, the officer tried to get out but was unable to.</blockquote>
<p>Rest in peace.
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">This is heart breaking and scary how quickly a wrong turn can take a life right now <a href="https://t.co/GKCiP8Vo6l">https://t.co/GKCiP8Vo6l</a>
<p>&mdash; Tal Kopan (@TalKopan) <a href="https://twitter.com/TalKopan/status/902560287995424769">August 29, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">So sad. R.I.P. <a href="https://t.co/uNlS1rsEd0">https://t.co/uNlS1rsEd0</a>
<p>&mdash; Bret Baier (@BretBaier) <a href="https://twitter.com/BretBaier/status/902555310157680640">August 29, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p>&mdash; Guy Benson (@guypbenson) <a href="https://twitter.com/guypbenson/status/902560288502935552">August 29, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p>&mdash; Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) <a href="https://twitter.com/charliespiering/status/902556350013730817">August 29, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p>Houston police, meanwhile, are living at their stations even though their families have been affected:
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/ArtAcevedo">@artacevedo</a>: Our officers continue to sleep in our stations throughout the response phase.
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