A Florida woman is safe after a Maine Game Warden rescued her from her car Monday night in Waterford on a section of road flooded by recent heavy rains. 

According to a statement from the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife, Game Warden Harry Wiegman was driving along Hunts Corner Road at about 11:20 p.m. Monday when he came across a section that had been flooded by the nearby Crooked River. 

“As he approached the flooded area, he noticed a vehicle that appeared stuck in the water, with water about halfway up the doors on the downstream side, about 50 yards away from the unflooded section of the road,” the department’s release read. 

Wiegman heard a woman calling for help and made his way into the water toward the vehicle with flotation devices to assist him.  

He found Karen Palmer, 76, of Leesburg, Florida, in the vehicle. She was hypothermic, the department said, because the vehicle was half-full of river water. 

Wiegman rescued Palmer from the vehicle, got her back to his truck, then returned to the vehicle to recover her medication with help from Game Warden Sarah Miller.  

Palmer, who had been staying in Poland, was treated at the scene by EMS personnel and released. 

Unseasonably heavy rains and wind struck Maine Sunday night, leaving many communities coping with localized flooding for days. Officials in Hallowell said Tuesday that the Kennebec River had overflowed its banks, leaving the basements of many downtown businesses filled with more than a foot of water. 

Waters appear to be receding statewide, but on Thursday morning the National Weather Service in Gray said a flood warning remains active for the Kennebec River in Skowhegan, North Sidney, Augusta and Hallowell. 

“Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas,” the service advised on its website. “Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely.”