BOGGSTOWN, Ind. --
Emergency workers in Shelby County rescued a dozen people stranded by rapidly rising waters Sunday.
High waters from Brandywine Creek flooded the area of the 4100 block of West County Road 100 North, just northwest of Shelbyville, officials said.
Firefighters from Fairland used boats and rafts to pull residents, including a 3-month-old baby, to safety.
"One of our friends took a boat, and then we went halfway across, and then he carried the baby over and got in the ambulance, and I walked the rest of the way over," said Katherine Copley, who was rescued.
The family and several animals were safely pulled to dry land and were not injured.
Residents said the water rose about 2 to 3 inches every couple of hours.
Fear turned to frustration for Mike Nolley, who said no one is doing anything to stop flooding in the area.
"Across the river, the farmer was able to build a levy to protect five acres of crop, but we can't put a levy out here because the county says it will kill the habitat," Nolley said. "There's no habitat out here. It's all residential. They're more worried about five acres of crop than they are human lives."
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