SPRING HOPE, N.C. (WNCN) — Two people died Wednesday in Nash County after being swept away by floodwaters.

According to Nash County 911 Dispatch, crews responded around 2:15 p.m. to a water rescue in the area of N.C. 581 and U.S. 64 Alt. near the Spring Hope city limits.

In a 6 p.m. press conference at the Nash County Sheriff's Office, Sheriff Keith Stone said a man and a woman who were in a car got caught in a flooded area. Stone said the woman fell into the water and was swept away. A Spring Hope police officer who was nearby saw what happened and jumped in to try to rescue her, but was also taken by the fast-moving water. The officer, identified as Lieutenant Jason Leary, was able to be rescued.

The man who was in the car then also fell into the water and was swept away. A swift wate

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