Rushing waters isolate 85-year-old woman in her home

Matt Jordan January 12, 2017

Last Updated: January 12, 2017

Grants Pass, Ore — Upstream from where a culvert burst earlier due to heavy rains erosion has stranded an elderly woman in her home.

Frank Aguilera says last Tuesday runoff from recent storms destroyed his 85-year-old mother’s only road access to her home, essentially isolating her inside for ten days.

“She just can’t get out and she’s 85 if something were to happen we couldn’t do it this way, we’d have to go clear around the pasture,” said Aguilera.

Aguilera says the Grants Pass Irrigation District has been out helping all week and is stepping in to provide a temporary bridge over the rushing waters.

Matt Jordan January 12, 2017

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Matt Jordan is the Chief Meteorologist for KOBI-TV NBC5. Matt joined the NBC5 weather team in 2014 after a year as a reporter and anchor in Alexandria, Louisiana. His experience with the severe weather of the Deep South and a love of the Pacific Northwest led him to pursue a certification with Mississippi State University as a Broadcast Meteorologist. You can find Matt working in the evenings of NBC5 News at 5, 6 and 11 as well as online. Matt also has a degree in Journalism from the University of Oregon. In addition to being passionate about news and weather, Matt is a BIG Oregon Ducks fan. When not rooting for the Ducks or tracking down the next storm over the Pacific, Matt can be found outdoors in the Oregon wilderness with his wife, his daughter and their dogs Stanley and Gordi.