Dad, 34, made desperate call to wife moments before he drowned in Florida flood: 'I don't know what to do'

A beloved father of four made a tearful call to his wife moments before he drowned in a devastating Florida flood — desperately declaring, “I don’t know what to do,” according to his heartbroken wife. Joshua Bennett, 34, was on a coffee run Monday when his truck suddenly became submerged in wild, riverlike floodwaters ripping through Palm Bay, his wife, Stacy Bennett, told the local station WESH2. “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,”‘ she said. 3 Joshua Bennett, 34, drowned in Palm Bay, Florida, after a historic storm dumped up to 20 inches of rain, which led to him being submerged in his truck.

Josh Bennett / Facebook “He said he’s in the middle of a river, and his car was submerged with water all around.” She frantically urged her husband to smash his truck window and escape — but the call suddenly dropped. Explore More 97-year-old dies at his own birthday party moments after dancing to ‘Stayin’ Alive’ Gavin Newsom lets all of California’s 548 death row inmates escape ultimate punishment $847M Powerball ticket sold in wealthy NJ town — where families make twice US average In a panic, she called 911 and spent hours trying to get help for him, to no avail, the station reported.

Richards, who became trapped in the car on a suburban street, was later found dead, according to Palm Bay police. 3 Bennett was getting coffee before he drowned in the Florida floodwaters. USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect He was one of two people who died this week in the historic Florida storm — which slammed parts of the state with up to 20 inches of rain in just 12 hours, officials said. Hundreds of other Floridians reportedly had to be rescued.

Bennett’s grief-stricken widow called him an “amazing husband and dad,” who fathered twin girls born prematurely. 3 Bennett leaves behind a son and three daughters, as his wife, Stacy Bennett, told WESH2, “He was super obsessed with them. He loved to do activities with them.” Josh Bennett / Facebook “He has a son and three daughters. He was super obsessed with them. He loved to do activities with them,” said Stacy Bennett, who met him while they were studying bio pre-med in college.

“Now we’re essentially starting from scratch,” she said. “He’s not here. I don’t have my support system. They don’t have their father.”