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Last updated on Wednesday, March 18, 2015
(GIBSON CO.) - Indiana State Police arrested a 38-year-old Princeton man early Monday morning after he was rescued from high water.
At approximately 8:50 Sunday night, the Gibson County Sheriff's Department received a 911 call from a person who was stranded in high water somewhere on County Road 350 North.
Gibson County Sheriff's Department and Indiana State Police responded to the area to assist in locating the stranded motorist.
The search was hindered by high water on County Road 350 North and County Road 550 West.
That is when officers requested assistance from the White River/Hazelton Fire Department.
While searching on County Road 875 West, Troopers Paul Stolz and Brock Buchanan heard a person yelling for help. They found Garry Jackson on County Road 350 North somewhere between County Road 700 West and County Road 875 West.
The fire department deployed their water rescue hovercraft and eventually found Jackson and and his passenger approximately one mile west of County Road 700 West. The two men were rescued around midnight.
Jackson, of Princeton, was arrested for criminal recklessness and taken to the Gibson County Jail. Officers also found a glass smoking device with burnt residue inside his vehicle.
His passenger 19-year-old Drew Denbo, also of Princeton, was cited for possession of drug paraphernalia.
Troopers want to remind all motorists the importance of not driving through high water. It only takes six inches of fast moving flood water to knock over an adult and cause a vehicle to float. Two feet of rushing water can carry away a vehicle. If you drive to an area that is covered with water, you will not know the depth of the water or the condition of the ground under the water. Don't risk your life or the lives of your passengers.
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