According to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office, a 4-year-old boy fell into the St. Johns River on July 18 after leaning over a knee-high wooden fence while trying to retrieve an object that had gone over the edge. His mother, Nicole Grayson, 43, jumped in after him without hesitation but drowned saving her son. News 6 spoke to the brave boater who helped pull the boy to safety.

911 audio released after deputies with the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office responded to Ed Stone Park, west of DeLand, around 4 p.m. Saturday after witnesses reported a child and his mother in the river.

Brevard County emergency workers shut down more roads as rising floodwaters made for dangerous driving conditions.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers secure funding this month to study ways to protect the town of Astor from future floods.

Sea level rise along the Central Florida coast could impact residents who live inland, and it could get worse if the region experiences a major hurricane.