Mother of Drowning Victim Told Daughter to 'Wait Out Storm'

The mother of a Greensboro woman who drowned in a creek on Wednesday told her daughter to "wait out the storm."

According to the News and Record, Roseanne Tippett's mother spoke to her daughter on the phone Wednesday night and asked her to wait until the storm passed.

Marie Minton said her daughter called her from a convenience store just as the heavy rain began. Minton said she told her daughter to stay at the store until the rain subsided, but her daughter decided she would drive home.

Rosanne Tippett, 50, was killed after being swept away by flood waters near Northeast Middle School in Greensboro.

A trooper used a rope to pull her out of the water from an embankment. Patrol spokesman Capt. Everett Clendenin said while the trooper was calling for assistance, Tippett jumped back into the creek.

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The trooper attempted to rescue her again, but was unable to reach her.

Tippett's body was recovered by officials later that night.