'THIS IS A VERY, VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION'
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​As CNN cut to a live shot of reporter Drew Griffin, who was on the ground in Beaumont, Texas, they tuned in to find him helping a man out of his sinking truck:

 

The man had driven his truck into a water-filled ravine — thinking it was a road — and luckily Griffin was on the scene to help him to safety. 

Griffin urged viewers in the area to stay indoors, pointing out how easy it is to stumble into a dangerous situation: "You can't tell the difference between a road, a ravine, a creek, a culvert that's just overflowing… this is a very, very dangerous situation."

Elsewhere in heroism, these folks put themselves at risk to form a human chain to rescue a man from a stranded car: 

 

[CNN]

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