Bodycam: Officer jumps into floodwater to save two in Port St. Lucie

Name: Port St. Lucie flood rescue: Bodycam video of van in canal
Uploaded: 2026-11-05T17:02:26.184Z
Duration: 32 s
Channel: The Weather Channel
Description: Bodycam video captures the heart-stopping moment a Port St. Lucie, Florida, police officer leaps into rising floodwater to save two people in a sinking van.

ByRenée StrakerandDaniel Connell•

November 5, 2026

Updated: November 5, 2026, 12:35 pm ESTPublished: November 5, 2026, 12:02 pm EST

Bodycam video captures the heart-stopping moment a Port St. Lucie, Florida, police officer leaps into rising floodwater to save two people in a sinking van. Floodwaters had swept the van into a canal, and one of the people trapped inside has a disability. Watch how Officer Peterson and the St. Lucie County Fire District got them out.