This is the moment a heroic deputy police officer rescues an elderly couple from a burning car.
The footage shows the deputy pulling over after heavy storms knocked down trees in Troup County, in the US state of Georgia, and caused a number of accidents, with the cop arriving to find a car on fire with people trapped inside.
She can be heard smashing through the car window and helping the people, reportedly an elderly couple, out of their car.
Newsflash obtained a statement from the Troup County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday, 5th July, saying: “Every day our deputies put their lives on the line and last Friday, June 30th was no exception.
“Friday afternoon storms rolled through Troup County knocking down trees, creating power outages and several vehicle accidents, one accident in particular resulted in the truck catching on fire trapping an adult male and female.
“Troup County Deputy Carrla Querry was first on scene and immediately grabbed her fire extinguisher to help contain the fire but was alerted to the trapped occupants.
“Deputy Querry risking her [own] life, busted the windows of the vehicle and with the help of citizens, they safely removed the occupants before the truck was totally engulfed in flames.
“Cpl. Gabe Garner arrived a few minutes later to help with moving the victims further away from the fire.
“Troup County Fire Department arrived and quickly extinguished the fire and the victims were treated for their injuries. Were it not for the brave actions of Deputy Querry, we have no doubt this incident would have had a very different ending.”
