2023 sure seems to be year of the extremes. I've documented some of the craziest videos of my life this year, but one in particular stands out above the rest. Earlier this June, Texas received record breaking flash flooding thanks to a persistent El Nino pattern and while documented one of the bigger events, I found myself in the crosshairs of a dramatic water rescue. I was originally making my way out to help a stranded motorist and wanted to get video of the flood waters before I got out there. All of a sudden, a semi and a line of traffic came up beside me, and stopped, and immediately I could see at least 2 vehicles start to float when one of the drives yells "theres water in my car!". I quickly waded my way over to him, and I could see another semi coming and kept urging the driver to get out so I could get him to shelter without alerting him of the incoming danger and keeping him calm. Eventually, I got him out just before the semi passed. The wake of the water nearly knocked h...