Atlantic City-Based Coast Guard Member Saves 2 People, Several Dogs From Flooded NC Home Following Florence
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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (CBS) -- A Coast Guard rescue swimmer based in Atlantic City helps save two people and several dogs from a flooded North Carolina home following Hurricane Florence.
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The U.S. Coast Guard Mid-Atlantic posted a rescue on Facebook showing U.S. Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Brad Fitzpatrick, a rescue swimmer at U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City, working to get two people and six dogs from a flooded home.
Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City rescues people and pets during Hurricane Florence ResponseU.S. Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Brad Fitzpatrick, a rescue swimmer at U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City, works to rescue two people and six dogs from a flooded home in #NorthCarolina after #HurricaneFlorence swept though the area. Fitzpatrick worked with other aircrews through out the day in extreme conditions, encountering submerged barbed wire fences, floating fire-ant beds, and chest-deep water to save lives. #SoOthersMayLive #SearchAndRescue
Posted by U.S. Coast Guard Mid-Atlantic on Saturday, September 22, 2018
The video shows Fitzpatrick helping load the man and woman, along with the dogs, into the basket to airlift them to safety.
"Fitzpatrick worked with other aircrews throughout the day in extreme conditions, encountering submerged barbed wire fences, floating ant-fire beds, and chest-deep water to save lives," the Facebook post reads.
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