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Crews rescue 6 people trapped in Riverside County mudflow

By Julie Sharp

March 13, 2025 / 8:52 AM PDT / CBS LA

CBS News Los Angeles

Swift Water Rescue Teams helped six people from their vehicles Thursday morning after heavy rains triggered mudflow that poured onto the roadway in San Jacinto.

Firefighters responded around 6 a.m. to Soboba Road and Chabela Drive, where the vehicles were nearly completely covered in mud.

Six people rescued from the vehicles were evaluated at the scene and released. Soboba Road is closed between Chabela Drive and State/ Gilman Springs Road while crews work to clear the mudflow and vehicles from the roadway.

Heavy rain is expected in the area of San Jacinto around 9 a.m., with moderate rain continuing through 2 p.m.

Rain triggered mudflow in Riverside County, leaving six people trapped in their vehicles. Cal Fire Riverside

Julie Sharp

Julie Sharp is a digital producer at CBS Los Angeles. She is a South Bay native and majored in print journalism at Cal State University Long Beach. Julie previously reported for the Beach Reporter, contributed to the Palos Verdes Pulse and worked as a video journalist for CBS News before joining the CBS News Los Angeles website team.