"Firefighters responded to Keenbrook Road, west of Cajon Boulevard, around 11:23 p.m. where the Cajon Wash crosses Keenbrook. They learned that the black pickup with three occupants had been driven through a submerged area of the rock-and-gravel road where there was no illumination other than the truck's headlights, and the current overwhelmed the vehicle, Fire Department spokesman Eric Sherwin said."
"As firefighters prepared to launch a boat, the current shifted the pickup, and Jozwiak fell off the roof and into the water, Prater said. That truck's starting to move again, and the water's rising, a firefighter says, according to a recording of his radio call supplied by freelance news organization OC Hawk. Then another firefighter says: All units: Victim in the water! Victim in the water!"
"Firefighters threw Jozwiak a rope, but he couldn't grab it. Firefighters searched for him until 2:30 a.m., when wind, rain and the current, which was riddled with rocks, tree stumps and other debris, made the search too risky, Sherwin said. Firefighters have had to attempt several rescues in that location over the years, Sherwin said. This is a common access into that community (of Keenbrook), Sherwin said. People are very comfortable with the road and they simply"
Edward J. Jozwiak, 55, climbed onto the roof of a pickup after the vehicle was pushed off Keenbrook Road by high, fast-moving water in Devore and fell into Cajon Wash. Firefighters responded around 11:23 p.m. after the black pickup, driven through a submerged, unlit rock-and-gravel stretch, was overwhelmed by a current estimated at about 17 mph. Two occupants reached safety, but Jozwiak fell into the water as crews prepared a boat. Firefighters threw a rope he could not grab and searched until 2:30 a.m. when wind, rain and debris made operations too risky. The wash has required multiple rescues over the years.
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