Woman rescued after giving birth in Lompoc riverbed during storm

LOMPOC, Calif. (KABC) -- Amid this week's powerful storm, a woman in Lompoc was rescued by firefighters shortly after giving birth in a riverbed as...

January 12, 2023
11:50 AM

LOMPOC, Calif. (KABC) -- Amid this week's powerful storm, a woman in Lompoc was rescued by firefighters shortly after giving birth in a riverbed as the stormwater was rising. The dramatic rescue happened Monday morning as much of California was enduring a powerful storm that triggered flash flooding and mudflows up and down the state. The incident was detailed by the Lompoc Police Department: Lompoc firefighters were in the 2000 block of N. H St. at 11:43 a.m. checking on some black smoke they had seen.

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