A TV reporter was doing a live hurricane report when he rescued a woman from a submerged car

Canoe, a restaurant, and a shopping center is surrounded by brown water.
The Canoe restaurant and a shopping center is surrounded by flood water from Hurricane Helene Friday, Sept 27, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Jason Allen)

Updated at 7:50 p.m.

A weather TV reporter in Atlanta interrupted his live report about Hurricane Helene Friday to rescue a woman from a vehicle stranded by rising floodwaters.

Standing in the rain with the submerged vehicle behind him, FOX Weather meteorologist Bob Van Dillen described how the woman drove into a flooded area.