Florida dad makes final FaceTime call to wife before dying in flash flood

A Florida father died after his vehicle became trapped in flash floodwaters, with his wife now sharing the details of a desperate final call before his death.

Joshua Bennett, 34, of Palm Bay, died Monday after heavy rainfall triggered flooding in along Florida's east-central coast.

Bennett had reportedly left home to buy coffee when he encountered the rising floodwaters, according to WESH 2 News.

His wife, Stacy Petit Bennett, told the outlet her husband called her in a panic as his truck became surrounded by floodwaters on San Filippo Drive.

"He called me on FaceTime, and he was just crying, like, 'I don't know what to do, I don't know what to do,'" Stacy Petit Bennett said.

"And he said he's in the middle of a river, and his car is, like, submerged with water all around."

Stacy Petit Bennett urged her husband to before the call abruptly disconnected. She said she called 911 and spent hours trying to get help for her husband.

Bennett's widow described him as an "amazing husband and dad."

"Every life is important, and everyone deserves a chance to be rescued. To be saved. He was just 34 years old. His kids are young," she said, according to WESH 2 News.

Bennett was a , including three children with special needs, according to his wife. 

His children include twin daughters who were born prematurely.

His wife said their children have been asking when their father would be coming home.

"He's not here. I don't have my support system. They don't have their father," Stacy Petit Bennett said.

Bennett was one of two people who died during the flooding in Brevard County. 

The other victim, Archie Richards, 78, was found dead inside his vehicle near Richards Lane and Hall Road, according to WESH 2 News, citing the Brevard County Sheriff's Office.

Fox News Digital reached out to Brevard County officials for more information.

Other deadly flooding incidents have claimed lives in recent months.

In October, a 24-year-old French travel influencer was among three women killed in Nicaragua when a pickup truck carrying travelers was .

Earlier this summer, a Utah family of five died after a hiking and canyoneering area near Sunglow Campground in Fishlake National Forest.