She can be heard exclaiming “oh my god, I am drowning” from the inside of her red vehicle as the men attempt to smash the windows with a pole.
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One of the rescue party cuts through the roof of the woman’s convertible and jumps into the water to pull her out.
Immediately she tells the man who saved her to get her dog, which was also in the vehicle.
The woman has not been identified.
The floods, which have killed at least three people, are the result of torrential downpours that continue to batter parts of the southern U.S. state.
The state capital of Baton Rouge picked up more than 19 inches, while New Orleans received more than 6 inches.
Forecasters predict the storm will turn north, saying parts of central and northern Louisiana and southern Texas may see heavy rain for several days.
Luckily for the woman she and her pet survived the ordeal, however sadly three people have died in the floods which hit Baton Rouge last week.
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He said he and his family were forced to leave the governor’s mansion after water filled the basement, shutting off electricity. The National Weather Service reported Sunday that the community of Watson, Louisiana, received nearly 800 mm since the rain began Friday, though the agency later said that was an unofficial total that had yet to be verified.
