John Foundoukos carries a girl across Topanga Creek flood

Title

John Foundoukos carries a girl across Topanga Creek flood

Description

Greek fisherman John Fondukas [John Foundoukos] carries a girl across Topanga Creek during a flood in Lower Topanga Canyon. Firemen, deputy sheriffs, and private citizens used rowboats and swam to rescue those marooned by the 1941 rainstorm.

Date

February 1941

Source

Digital only

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Contributor

Alli Acker

Publisher

The Evening Times, 1941-02-22
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Citation

“John Foundoukos carries a girl across Topanga Creek flood,” Topanga Historical Society Digital Archive, accessed November 8, 2026, https://www.topangahistoricalsociety.org/archive/document/1264.