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Hurricane Helene has devastated the southeastern United States … and, the U.S. Coast Guard’s rescue team is working overtime — saving both people and pups.
Video is circulating online of a dramatic rescue from Thursday, off the coast of Sanibel Island in Florida… where Helene had disabled a sailboat carrying a man and his dog.
Check out the clip … members of the Coast Guard are dropped into the water via a rope, swimming over to the disabled ship where man and man’s best friend — both wearing rescue vests — jump into the water to meet them.
The intrepid pup and his owner swim with the Coast Guard toward a basket. They clamber in, and the USCG pulls them up … ending what could’ve been a tragic situation.
According to the Coast Guard’s social media, this unnamed man and his dog companion were about 25 miles off Sanibel when their 36-foot sailboat was disabled and began taking on water.
The Coast Guard took them to Southwest Florida International Airport where they met with emergency services, the CG said … reportedly in good medical condition.
Not so much luck for the ship … which is still disabled and drifting out in the water.
While this incident took place mere hours before the bulk of the storm hit, Helene caused a ton of chaos in the Southeastern U.S.A. … killing at least fifty people according to reports, and flooding big cities like Atlanta in the process. The storm’s been downgraded from a Category 4 since Friday.
Thankfully, the Coast Guard was able to avoid a tragic situation here.