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military, and others began gathering crews, boats and even crowbars for the urgent task that would soon be at hand: rescuing hundreds of people who might get trapped by floodwaters. “As soon as the sun came up, we started rolling,” said Stern, who last year put together a search-and-rescue team called Project Dynamo, which has undertaken operations in Afghanistan, Ukraine and, now, Florida. Project Dynamo has rescued more than 20 people, many of them elderly residents who became cut off when the Category 4 storm washed away a bridge connecting the Florida mainland with Sanibel Island, a crescent-shaped sliver of shell-strewn sand popular with tourists that is home to about 7,000 residents. On a stretch of beach, etched into the sand, there were calls for immediate assistance: “Help,” “SOS.”Īs local authorities continue reaching people isolated on barrier islands or trapped by floodwaters, others unwilling to be bystanders have sprung into action, sometimes risking their own safety or setting aside their own losses and travails to aid official rescue operations.

It isn’t a new phenomenon: Grassroots rescue groups have responded to past disasters, including after Hurricane Ida pounded Louisiana last year.Īlthough some officials frown on people running their own rescue operations - especially in the early going if it’s not safe enough yet or if the rescuers lack training - others welcome every bit of help.Ī local television station recounted how three siblings - Leah, Evan and Jayden Wickert - helped save about 30 people from rising floodwaters in a Naples neighborhood. Water had deepened to about 6 feet (nearly 2 meters) in their neighborhood, and folks were standing on whatever they could to keep their necks above water.

The siblings used kayaks and boats to save people. “You hate to leave a home you’ve lived in for 47 years,” she said, but said it filled with “lots and lots of mud.” “There were a lot of people standing on their couches getting out of the water,” Leah Wickert told WBBH-TV.īetty Reynolds, 73, expressed appreciation for the men who came to her rescue after she spent days in her damaged Sanibel Island home. But she said this one took her by surprise: “I just didn’t believe there was going to be so much storm surge.” She said she didn’t evacuate before the storm because she and her home survived previous storms unscathed. Reynolds was taken off the island Saturday while Stern and his Project Dynamo team were on another mission, having received a text from a man who was concerned about his mother.

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Stern, whose cohorts are also military veterans, speaks quickly and is full of bravado. On a recent trip to Sanibel Island, he landed a boat directly on the beach, jumped into the water as it hit the sand and ran ashore. When there was no answer at the home of the woman whose son had texted, his team used a crowbar to enter, with the son’s permission. His rescue project was borne out of his frustrations watching Americans and their allies struggle last year to get out of Afghanistan. He has since turned his attention to helping people flee the war in Ukraine, where Stern and his team plan to return soon after what he called a brief “vacation” in Florida.LAS VEGAS – SafeNest is inviting the Las Vegas community to “Hoof it with your Hound” at the fourth-annual Run for Hope 5-kilometer (3.1 mile) run and 1-mile fun run/walk Oct. Alexander Road.ĭogs are welcome at the 2022 Run for Hope and the event is dedicated to pets and the emotional support they provide for survivors of domestic and sexual violence. “By creating support services and space for pets, we can give survivors fleeing abuse more options for themselves and their beloved family members.” “Run for Hope is an empowering way to support all survivors of abuse, including pets,” said Liz Ortenburger, chief executive officer for SafeNest.

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Registration fees begin at $15 for participation in the 1-mile Fun Walk, and $40 for the timed 5K run and virtual run. Fee includes event t-shirt and participation medal.

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