• A car drives through standing water on Sylvan Avenue in Dallas, Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018. A storm system has dumped record amounts of rain in parts of Oklahoma and caused flooding in Texas, including in the Dallas area, where floodwaters swept a man from a bridge to his death. (Carly Geraci/The Dallas Morning News via AP) Photo: Carly Geraci, AP / THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS
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A car drives through standing water on Sylvan Avenue in Dallas, Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018. A storm system has dumped record amounts of rain in parts of Oklahoma and caused flooding in Texas, including in the ... more
DALLAS (AP) — A storm system dumped record amounts of rain in parts of Oklahoma and caused flooding in Texas, including in the Dallas area, where floodwaters swept a man from a bridge to his death near the University of Texas' campus in nearby Arlington.
"(A) witness ... stated that the victim was swept under a bridge by rushing waters," shortly before midnight Friday, according to Arlington Fire Department Lt. Mike Joiner.
The man's body was found a few hours later. His name hasn't been released.
The Dallas Fire Department said at least 15 people were rescued from the rising waters at about 7 a.m. Saturday, including five Dallas police officers and a motorist. The officers became trapped while trying to rescue the motorist.
Up to 45 homes in Everman, south of Fort Worth, were damaged by floodwaters as some residents were forced to scramble onto roofs to escape rising water.