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Sobbing dad, 34, told wife ‘I don’t know what to do’ in haunting final call before drowning as floodwater surrounded car

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Comment now Next A DAD-OF-FOUR sobbed as he made a desperate final call before drowning in devastating floods, his heartbroken wife has revealed. Joshua Bennett, 34, had gone to buy coffee on Monday when he got caught in powerful, riverlike floodwaters that ran out of control through Palm Bay, Florida . 4 Joshua Bennett, 34, gave a heartbreaking call to his wife Stacy before he died in horror floods this week Source: Facebook/ Josh Bennett 4 Joshua, an ‘amazing husband and dad’ leaves behind four children Source: Facebook/ Josh Bennett Advertisement His truck suddenly became submerged, his wife Stacy explained.

She told local station WESH2 her husband’s emotional final words to her. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! Email address Please provide a valid email. Your info will be used in accordance with our Privacy Policy You'll now receive top stories, breaking news, and more, straight to your email. Stacy said: “He called me on FaceTime, and he was just crying like, ‘I don’t know what to do, I don’t know what to do’. “He said he’s in the middle of a river, and his car was submerged with water all around.”

Joshua sobbed as Stacy frantically urged him to smash through his truck window to escape. But the call suddenly dropped. Stacy rang 911 and spent hours desperately trying to get help for her husband, who was later found dead. She called Joshua an “amazing husband and dad” to their children. Advertisement Most read in The Sun AIR RAGE Moment passenger 'grabs traveller & strangles him’ in shocking plane bust-up KEBAB BANDITS Is your kebab made from diseased sheep?

How farm theft chaos puts YOU at risk THROW AWAY THE KEY Evil doomsday cult leader who murdered 190 children jailed for 200 years NEGLECT HELL Evil childminder who left 27 kids home alone screaming in distress is jailed 4 His wife Stacy has revealed how he called her saying ‘I don’t know what to do, I don’t know what to do’ Source: Facebook/ Josh Bennett 4 She begged him to break out, but his truck kept filling up with water and the call dropped Source: Facebook/ Josh Bennett Stacy said: “He has a son and three daughters.

He was super obsessed with them. He loved to do activities with them.” Joshua’s widow said he had loved baking with his kids and taking them jet skiing. She said: “We got married in 2020, and we ended up having kids. Twins. I had twin girls. They were born super early. They were preemies. Advertisement “They were born at 25 weeks, one-pounders. And they spent about three months in McHugh.” Stacy said she then became a stay-at-home mum caring for their kids, three out of four of who have special needs.

She fought back tears as she said: “Now we’re essentially starting from scratch “He’s not here. I don’t have my support system. They don’t have their father.” Relatives launched a fundraising appeal to support Stacy after Joshua’s death, which they called an “unimaginable tragedy”. Advertisement They described the dad on GoFundMe as someone who “was generous, adventurous, and always wanted to make sure the people around him felt comfortable and cared for”.

Palm Bay police said Joshua died after getting trapped in the car on a suburban street. RECOMMENDED STORIES He was one of two people who died as a historic storm ravaged Florida this week. Hundreds of others had to be rescued as parts of the state were slammed with up to 20inches of rain in just 12 hours. Comment now

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The Sun tells the story of Joshua Bennett, a 34-year-old father of four who drowned when floodwater trapped his truck in Palm Bay, Florida. It names him, gives his wife's account in her own words and attributes the circumstances of his death to Palm Bay police. We found nothing in its account of his death to publish against it.

What it gets right

  • “Joshua Bennett, 34, had gone to buy coffee on Monday when he got caught in powerful, riverlike floodwaters that ran out of control through Palm Bay, Florida”

    It names the man who died, the day and the place. The flood victim is a person with a life, not a number.

  • “Stacy rang 911 and spent hours desperately trying to get help for her husband, who was later found dead.”

    It states plainly that he was found dead, with no euphemism, and keeps his wife's experience at the centre.

  • “Palm Bay police said Joshua died after getting trapped in the car on a suburban street.”

    It attributes the circumstances of the death to a named official source rather than asserting them unsourced.

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