Its what any dad would do.
Historic flooding had rendered both the interstate and minor roads impassable.
You have to understand.
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But there was no use protesting.
He could go no further via car.
It just… its awful, he told the local news outlet.
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At one point he had to dodge a backhoe doing cleanup work and became entrapped in the mud.
I was up to my knees in mud and couldnt move, Jones said.
And he doesnt see me.
Of course, his cab is facing the other way.
Most of the time, hes swinging this thing around, and Im ducking.
Really, Im thinking this could be it.
There was a lot of prayer at that point.
His prayers, it would seem, worked.
At the reception he presented the couple with a special gift.
Despite his heroic actions, he insists hes no hero.
Its whatany dadwould do, Jones said.
Im just so thankful he made it, she added.
