Heroic weatherman saves woman while reporting on floods

Helene aftermath — Hurricane Helene Hits Gulf Coast Of Florida ATLANTA, GEORGIA - SEPTEMBER 27: A car is submerged in the floodwaters in the Buckhead neighborhood in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on September 27, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida's Big Bend region as a category four hurricane, and has brought flooding inland as the storm system moves over Georgia, heading into the Carolinas. (Photo by Megan Varner/Getty Images) (Megan Varner/Getty Images)

By Toni Foxx

September 30, 2024 at 10:46 am EDT

Reporters are simply supposed to report the news, not get involved in it, but a weatherman for Fox could not help himself... he interrupted a live report on flooding in Atlanta, to help a woman who was stuck in her car with floodwaters all around her.

Fox Weather’s Bob Van Dillen had called 911 and firefighters were on the way, but he could hear her yelling for help, so he took it upon himself to wade toward her and carry her out himself.

HEROIC RESCUE: @foxweather meteorologist rushes to save a woman from rising floodwaters as deadly Helene slams Southeast. pic.twitter.com/Nv9tvtFJoF
— Fox News (@FoxNews) September 27, 2024

Kudos to Bob Van Dillen for doing the right thing and helping the terrified woman.

Toni Foxx

I’ve been in radio here in Jax, playing country music for a long time, but I’m now trading my cowboy hat in for a lovely tiara & I’m excited to be on Easy 102.9.