{"success":true,"data":{"id":"8cc023b7-df3e-4234-a884-1aa0b139e13f","title":"Dramatic rescue as young girl is airlifted to safety during deadly central Texas floods","summary":"US Edition Change Support Now × \"Clear search box\") Custom Search Sort by Relevance Date NewsNews World CupWorld Cup SportsSports CultureCulture LifestyleLifestyle MoneyMoney TravelTravel PremiumPremium More More Thank you for registering Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the si...","content":"US Edition Change\n\nSupport Now\n\n[×](javascript:void(0) \"Clear search box\")\n\nCustom Search\n\nSort by\n\nRelevance\n\nDate\n\n*   News[News](https://www.independent.co.uk/us)\n\n*   World Cup[World Cup](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup)\n\n*   Sports[Sports](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport)\n\n*   Culture[Culture](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment)\n\n*   Lifestyle[Lifestyle](https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style)\n\n*   Money[Money](https://www.independent.co.uk/us/money)\n\n*   Travel[Travel](https://www.independent.co.uk/us/travel)\n\n*   Premium[Premium](https://www.independent.co.uk/independentpremium)\n\nMore\n\nMore\n\n### Thank you for registering\n\nPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in Please refresh your browser to be logged in\n\n## Showing now |News\n\n01:31\n\n[Holly Bishop](https://www.independent.co.uk/author/holly-bishop)Friday 17 July 2026 21:46 BST\n\n*   Copy link  \n\n## Bookmark popover\n\nRemoved from bookmarks\n\nClose popover\n\n# Dramatic rescue as young girl is airlifted to safety during deadly central Texas floods\n\nA young girl was airlifted to safety from [severe floods that have ravaged](https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/texas-flooding-camp-mystic-child-snorkel-mask-video-b3016284.html) central [Texas](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/texas), killing at least two people.\n\nHeavy downpours across the [Texas Hill Country](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/texas) have turned rivers into [raging, life-threatening surges,](https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/baby-deer-rescued-flood-video-b2985490.html) with emergency services urging people to move to higher ground after the torrents have washed out hundreds of roads.\n\nFootage shared by [Texas](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/texas) Gov. [Greg Abbott](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/greg-abbott)’s office on Thursday (16 July) shows a rescuer descending to the flooded property and placing a vest on the girl before airlifting her to safety.\n\nThe rest of her family and two dogs were rescued by another helicopter.\n\nThe flooding has hit the same area that saw more than 130 deaths in flash floods last summer.","source_name":"The Independent","source_url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/texas-floods-girl-rescue-airlift-video-b3017196.html","url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/texas-floods-girl-rescue-airlift-video-b3017196.html","author":"Holly Bishop","author_name":"Holly Bishop","published_at":"2026-07-17T20:46:31.000Z","publication_date":"2026-07-17T20:46:31.000Z","image_url":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/sWBMKAcX/poster.jpg?width=720","category":"world","topic":"world","tags":[],"political_bias":null,"bias_score":null,"confidence_score":null,"credibility_score":null,"factual_quality":null,"reading_time":2,"word_count":219,"view_count":0,"breaking":false,"breaking_news":false,"ai_analysis":null,"fact_check_status":"unverified","archive_status":"hot"}}