ByCRIMESIDER STAFF
March 6, 2014, 9:02 AM
BROOMFIELD, Colo. - A Colorado man who was saved in a dramatic rescue last September during the state’s historic flooding could soon sue his rescuers,CBS Denver reported.
Roy Ortiz, of Bloomfield, says crews didn’t realize he was trapped in his upside-down car on the morning of Sept. 12 after heavy rain washed out a road in Lafayette.
“I started yelling again and I started making noise to let them know, those people, that I’m alive,” Ortiz said.
According to CBS Denver, Ortiz claims officials ignored pleas from his wife and brother to help. He had jumped into the back seat of his 2003 Poniac in an attempt to keep himself alive. Two hours later, help finally reached him.
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Now, six months after he was rescued from the rushing waters, Oritz tells the station he has reluctantly filed a notice of intent to sue his rescuers and other authorities. He says he needs help paying medical bills.
Ortiz said he has suffered a total of $500,000 in damages.