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Flooding on Marco

Bald Eagle Towing towed as many as 40 vehicles to area auto repair shops due to mechanical failure caused by flooding. Owner Bud Gruber pulled his own tow truck out using another Bald Eagle Towing truck Wednesday.

Photo by KELLY FARRELL, Staff

Bald Eagle Towing towed as many as 40 vehicles to area auto repair shops due to mechanical failure caused by flooding. Owner Bud Gruber pulled his own tow truck out using another Bald Eagle Towing truck Wednesday.

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  • A man and his dog negotiate the island's flooded 6th Avenue along with hordes of drivers looking for access to other parts of the island. Quentin Roux/Staff
  • A tow truck finds itself in trouble and in need of assistance from a stable mate near the intersection of Bald Eagle Drive and Collier Boulevard on Marco Island. Quentin Roux/Staff
  • A river runs through it: this was the scene down Bald Eagle Drive near the Marco Town Center. Quentin Roux/Staff
  • Vehicles go deep at the intersection of Elkcam Circle and Tallwood Drive. Roger LaLonde/Staff
  • A car negotiates shallower water near the 7-Eleven convenience store and gas station on Bald Eagle Drive. Quentin Roux/Staff
  • Rosemary Mazzola, left, is helped across a flooded Collier Boulevard by Marco Island public works' Frank Polanco, right, on Wednesday, July 16, 2008. Mazzola, a Naples resident, was stranded after her car stalled on the road and had to be towed. 'It's been a frustrating experience, all I want to do is go home,' Mazzola said. Greg Kahn/Staff
  • Marco Island Detective Linda Guerrero, right, helps direct traffic around N Collier Boulevard at the intersection with N Barfield Dr. as flash floods closed the Judge SS Jolley Bridge on Wednesday, July 16, 2008. Greg Kahn/Staff
  • Guillermo Fuentes walks in knee-high water down Bluebird Avenue on Marco Island as heavy rains flooded streets and closed the Judge SS Jolley Bridge on Wednesday, July 16, 2008. Greg Kahn/Staff
  • Marco Island residents watch their dog go for a swim on a flooded Collier Boulevard after heavy rains closed numerous streets on the island and forced the closure of the Jolley Bridge on Wednesday, July 16, 2008. Greg Kahn/Staff
  • A fire hydrant barely stays above water on Yellowbird Avenue on Wednesday, July 16, 2008, as heavy rains flooded Marco Island, closing the Jolley Bridge temporarily. Greg Kahn/Staff
  • Marco Island Public Works crews race to drain a section of Collier Boulevard after heavy rains flooded the street and closed the Jolley Bridge on Wednesday, July 16, 2008. Greg Kahn/Staff
  • Public Works employees look for the leak in a water main located in the median of Collier Boulevard near Yellowbird Thursday morning. The water main break was among the last of the flood's indirect damage to the city which needed to be repaired. City officials and residents cleaned up trash and debris left by the flood's aftermath and had the island nearly restored to pre-flood conditions by noon, Thursday.
  • Bald Eagle Towing towed as many as 40 vehicles to area auto repair shops due to mechanical failure caused by flooding. Owner Bud Gruber pulled his own tow truck out using another Bald Eagle Towing truck Wednesday.

Heavy rainfall Wednesday forced Marco Island officials to close portions of six roadways, including the Judge S.S. Jolley Bridge, due to high water levels.

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