Friday, November 1, 2013

AUSTIN FIREFIGHTERS MATT HARVEY and MICHAEL COOPER SAVE DOG FROM FLOOD

'We don't just rescue two-legged victims': Touching moment firefighters save dog from flood waters

By Ashley Collman
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Two firefighters with the Austin Fire Department were pictured saving a dog from flood waters in central Texas yesterday.
The department posted the picture of firefighters Matt Harvey and Michael Cooper with the animal to their Facebook page, saying:  'We don't just rescue two-legged victims...we love our four legged friends as well.
The animal looks like it's been through a lot, and clings to one of the firefighters as if they're hugging.
Firefighters' furry friend: Firefighters Matt Harvey and Michael Cooper of the Austin Fire Department are pictured rescuing a dog from a flash flood yesterday in central Texas
Firefighters' furry friend: Firefighters Matt Harvey and Michael Cooper of the Austin Fire Department are pictured rescuing a dog from a flash flood yesterday in central Texas

Since posting the image, the picture has gathered more than 2,000 likes on Facebook and many animal-lovers expressed their gratitude to the firefighters in the comments section.
More than a foot of rain fell on Wednesday and Thursday in central Texas which triggered flash flooding in the area. Two neighborhoods were mandatorily evacuated and 500 homes were swamped by the flood waters.
Overflowing: More than a foot of rain fell in the central Texas region between Wednesday and Thursday, sparking flash floods through the area
Overflowing: More than a foot of rain fell in the central Texas region between Wednesday and Thursday, sparking flash floods through the area
Overflowing: More than a foot of rain fell in the central Texas region between Wednesday and Thursday, sparking flash floods through the area

Rescued: Two neighborhoods in Austin were put on mandatory evacuation yesterday. Above, Isabel Rodriguez and her children Christoper, 3 (left), and Rubi, 8 months (right), are carried on a boat on Quicksilver Road after their home was flooded on Thursday
Rescued: Two neighborhoods in Austin were put on mandatory evacuation yesterday. Above, Isabel Rodriguez and her children Christoper, 3 (left), and Rubi, 8 months (right), are carried on a boat on Quicksilver Road after their home was flooded on Thursday

Up: During a new conference yesterday, Austin City Manager Marc Ott said that some people had to cut holes through their rooftops just to have access to the outside. Above, a family is rescued from the top of their home in southeast Austin yesterday
Up: During a new conference yesterday, Austin City Manager Marc Ott said that some people had to cut holes through their rooftops just to have access to the outside. Above, a family is rescued from the top of their home in southeast Austin yesterday


'We saw very significant flooding,' City Manager Marc Ott said at news conference yesterday. 'In some cases people cut holes through rooftops to have access to the outside.'
Two men were killed in the flooding. One man 50 to 60 years old was found in Onion Creek while another man died driving on a flooded road.
The storm system had shifted out of Austin and to the east by Thursday morning. As of Friday, the city was beginning to access the damage.


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2483436/We-dont-just-rescue-legged-victims-Touching-moment-firefighters-save-dog-flood-waters.html#ixzz2jP5LwoUM
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