Donna D'Errico Gets Stranded During Flash Flooding In LA

Actress Donna D’Errico had an experience like no other driving around in Los Angeles on Monday night.

The 54-year-old “Baywatch” star took a video to show her standing out in water past her ankles in a rain slicker and rain boots as she tried to wave down passing cars to help her out.

Although the new OnlyFans model is pretty well-known for her bikini snaps and candid captions, the “Frank and Penelope” actress took to Instagram early on Tuesday morning to share a video of the flash flooding in Los Angeles.

“These rains out here in LA are causing flash flooding in the streets and are no joke,” she wrote in the caption. “Driving home tonight my car shut itself off when I hit what I thought was a puddle but was more like a pond. It just shut off and stayed off and was hasta la vista.”

“That looks like someone wearing waders about to go fly fishing, but no. That’s me trying to flag someone down to help me push my car out,” she explained. “I went to put in it neutral so it could be pushed….oh yeah, can’t change gears unless the engine’s on. Omg.”

“AAA had to come rescue me and got it out of there and to my house. I hope it’s not hydrolocked,” she added. “Huge thanks to @rhyan_derrico for coming out and staying with me the whole time, the two guys who stopped to help, and the two women who stopped to help.”

“It was cold and rainy and they had places they needed to get to, but saw I was in trouble and stopped to lend a hand. I wish I’d gotten their names,” she concluded, advising her followers to “Be safe out there everybody.”

Many fans and famous friends quickly took to the comments to send their thoughts and prayers. Comedian and “Community” star Joel McHale commented “Oh geez.” The “Real Housewives of OC” alum Peggy Tanous wrote, “Glad you're ok. Yeah, this weather is crazy lately.” Italian film director Giuseppe Ferlito added, “Be safe my dear friend.”

Although some fans could offer nothing but well wishes, others tried to help however they could. “There’s a manual override or used to be manual overrides to shift in to neutral when the vehicle is off,” one fan suggested, although they admitted that “the newer the car the more tech the less likely.” Donna replied, “One of the guys who stopped to help looked for that but my car didn’t have it!”

Other followers couldn’t believe how much rain that they received in LA. “Wow, that’s from the rain? I thought it was a broken water main,” one fan commented. “That’s a terrible situation. Glad you’re safe,” another follower chimed in. “Wow. I’m in LA and yes, these rains are no joke. Be very careful while out there and I’m glad you got home safely,” a third fan agreed.

On Monday night, Deadline reported that flash flood warnings have been announced for Los Angeles County and Ventura County per the National Weather Service. Flash flooding had already been reported in the areas of Fillmore, Ojai, Santa Paula, and Santa Clarita. Flooding was worse in burn scar areas from recent fires.

According to the Los Angeles Fire Department, two cars fell into a sinkhole in Chatsworth on Monday night, trapping two people. They later reported that firefighters had to slide down ladders to free the trapped motorists, as the road could not support emergency vehicles. The LAFD later reported that individuals were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Looking ahead to Tuesday morning, the total amount of rainfall is expected to be between two to five inches. Ojai, Fillmore, and Pasadena may potentially receive even more.