HAMILTON - A Coal Township man needed to be rescued from his vehicle after being stuck in three feet of water while trying to go through a flooded Hamilton underpass Thursday.
The Daily Item reported Friday that Wayne Maurer, 91, of Coal Township, attempted to go through the water Thursday and became stuck.
Motorists and volunteers were able to use a pickup truck to reach Maurer and get him to safety. Emergency crews took an hour to retrieve Maurer's car from the flooded area.
State police at Stonington and the Sunbury fire police assisted fire crews at the scene.