Search for Texas officer swept away in rain-swollen creek
DALLAS -- Search crews are looking for a missing Southern Methodist University police officer after the car he was driving was swept down a Dallas creek, reports CBS DFW.
Turtle Creek was filled with rainwater when Officer Mark McCullers called for help early Tuesday morning, saying that the water was over the hood of his vehicle and that he felt the car moving, according to the station.
Surveillance video from a nearby home apparently shows the officer abandoning his vehicle before it was taken away by the water, according to CBS DFW. Crews were able to locate the officer's white Dodge at the bottom of the creek on Tuesday afternoon.
Turtle Creek reportedly feeds into the Trinity River.
Authorities do not expect that McCullers will be found alive, reports CBS DFW. The father of six has worked as a patrol cop at the university since February 2015 and also served nine years in the Marines, reports The Dallas Morning News.
Officials say the missing police officer was 0ff-duty, working as a private security guard at a construction site. They could not be sure if he was in his uniform or in plainclothes for the job.
Rescue efforts for the officer continued on the water with rafts and paddles early Wednesday, as crews retraced their steps in a second attempt to find McCullers.