Overview
- White Settlement police rescued a mother and three children from a stranded sedan during weekend storms in North Texas.
- Sgt. John Banner moved the children into his patrol SUV for safety and stayed with the trapped driver to keep her calm.
- Lacking a rescue rope, officers handed the mother jumper cables to loop under her arms while three officers held the other end.
- Fire crews arrived and pulled the car back to the roadway, and medics checked the family and found no injuries.
- After reviewing the rescue, Chief Christopher Cook ordered water-rescue throw bags for every patrol vehicle, compact rope kits used to secure people in moving water, and the department posted multi-angle bodycam and dash video.