A bride and groom were driving through Bogota, New Jersey earlier this week when a sudden surge of floodwaters left them stranded in their car. Bogota Police Officer Michael Laferrera was called in to help them, and he rushed to the side of the couple’s car.

As the flooding reached the car’s headlights, Laferrera was able to climb onto the roof of the car and help the bride through the sunroof. She handed the officer her shoes before she climbed into his police hummer. Thankfully, her shoes and dress remained basically dry despite the ordeal.

“They’re in pretty decent spirits considering everything that happened,” Bogota police Sgt. Geoffrey Cole said. Laferrera said that this was a “first” for his police career.

“If you are from the area, you know that it is flood-prone,” the department posted on Facebook alongside the video. “Within an hour yesterday, Bogota got over an inch of rain. This was not the normal flood!! This came to over 4 feet high from up stream, in less than 15 minutes!!”

“Unfortunately, due to the quickly rising flood waters, this bride, her new husband and wedding party friends, got a rough start on things,” they wrote. “The fortunate thing, is we were able to help them through their first rough patch. Obviously their day has not gone as planned, so let’s congratulate them on their wedding and give them best wishes for a lifetime of love and adventure, starting now!!”

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