Man, woman and dog rescued by fire crews during Hurricane Milton

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PLANS TO RESCIND THEIR CURFEW AT 06:00AM TOMORROW. >> I DID HAVE ANOTHER PLAN WERE SCENARIO, BUT I NEVER THOUGHT THE WATER COULD GET AS HIGH AS IAN. >> A SAN CARLOS PARK COUPLE AND THEIR DOG ARE SAFE TONIGHT. THEY HAD TO BE RESCUED FROM THEIR FLOODED HOME DURING HURRICANE MILTON. YOU'RE WATCHING SAN CARLOS PARK, FIREFIGHTERS IN A FLORIDA SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM DRIVE AND HIGH WATER TO SAVE THEM AS NBC 2 SARAH MANKIEWICZ REVEALS SOCIAL MEDIA HELPED FIREFIGHTERS TRACK THEM DOWN. WILLIAM ROGERS TELLS ME AS WATER WAS FILLING HIS HOME FROM HURRICANE MILTON. HE HAD TO CLIMB THROUGH THIS WINDOW WITH HIS WIFE AND HIS DOG SO FIREFIGHTERS CAN GET THEM TO SAFETY. >> AS IN THE HOUSE. AND I. >> IT'S IT. COMING UP. COMING UP, COMING UP AS THE AVENUE IN THE ISLAND PARK COMMUNITY FLOODED DURING HURRICANE MILTON. WELL, THE LIGHTS WERE OUT AND I WAS SHINING FLASHLIGHTS AROUND THROUGH THE WINDOW, SEEING ALL THE DIFFERENT ENTRY AREAS WITH THE WATER WHERE IT WAS THAT ROGER SAYS ALL HE COULD DO WAS HOPE FOR THE BEST AS HE TOOK ACTION TO GET OUT THIS POINT. LIGHT JACKET ON THE DOG LIGHT JACKET ON MY WIFE. THEY WERE SITTING ON THE BED AND I'M RUNNING IN AND OUT SWITCHING PUMPS AND TRYING TO KEEP THE WATER AT KNOWN STORM SURGE SWEPT INTO THE COMMUNITY AND THEN INTO HIS HOME. WHEN IT CAME IN. HE CAME IN QUICK. WITHIN MINUTES. IT WAS UP ABOUT A FOOT STARTING TO LOSE HOPE THAT HELP IS ON THE WAY. I STUCK MY FOOT. THIS AND WHEN I PUT IT IN THE WATER BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE SHOES. I JUST HAD MY EYE WAS BAREFOOT. MY FOOT HIT THE WATER. I GOT ELECTROCUTED. BUT RODGERS TELLS ME THAT DIDN'T STOP MORE. IT'S CAR WAS PARKED. FIRE DEPARTMENT ROLLED UP SHORTLY AFTER WE USE OUR CAST FOR 6. THEY SPECIALIZE IN SWIFT WATER, MEANING FAST-MOVING WATER. >> RESCUE. SO WE HAD THE RIGHT STAFF THERE WITH THE RIGHT EQUIPMENT. WE ALSO HAVE A HIGH WATER RESCUE VEHICLE SO WE CAN OPERATE A VEHICLE IN THOSE 4 FOOT DEEP WATERS. SAN CARLOS FIRE SAYS THEY WERE USING MAILBOXES AND LIGHT POLES TO FIND THEIR WAY TO ROGERS. I WAS SHOCKED TO SEE THIS TRUCK PULL UP AND IT WAS IN PROBABLY 5 FEET OF WATER. >> AND IT WAS WRONG AND NO PROBLEMS THAN THEY WERE BACK IN HERE. AND IT WAS STILL THAT TRUCK WAS ABOVE THE WATER AFTER SIGNALING THE FIREFIGHTERS WITH FLASHLIGHTS AND HOPPING ON THE RESCUE VEHICLE. EVERYONE WAS ABLE TO MAKE

Man, woman and dog rescued by fire crews during Hurricane Milton

A Florida fire department rescued a man, woman and dog from their home, as floodwaters from Hurricane Milton rushed in.“Life jacket on the dog, life jacket on my wife. They were sitting on the bed and I'm running in and out, switching pumps and trying to keep the water out. When it came in, it came in quick. Within minutes, it was up about a foot,” said William Rodgers, who was rescued.Milton's storm surge swept into the community and into his home. Then the San Carlos Park Fire District showed up.“We had USAR task force six. They specialize in fast-moving water rescue. So, we had the right staff there with the right equipment. We also have a high-water rescue vehicle, so we can operate a vehicle in those four-foot deep waters,” said Alexis McClellan, with the San Carlos Park Fire District.After signaling the firefighters with flashlights and hopping on the rescue vehicle, everyone was able to make it out safely."I was shocked to see this truck pull up, and it was in probably five feet of water and it was rolling. No problems. And they were back in here and it was still that truck was above the water,” Rodgers said.

SAN CARLOS PARK, Fla. —

A Florida fire department rescued a man, woman and dog from their home, as floodwaters from Hurricane Milton rushed in.

“Life jacket on the dog, life jacket on my wife. They were sitting on the bed and I'm running in and out, switching pumps and trying to keep the water out. When it came in, it came in quick. Within minutes, it was up about a foot,” said William Rodgers, who was rescued.

Milton's storm surge swept into the community and into his home. Then the San Carlos Park Fire District showed up.

“We had USAR task force six. They specialize in fast-moving water rescue. So, we had the right staff there with the right equipment. We also have a high-water rescue vehicle, so we can operate a vehicle in those four-foot deep waters,” said Alexis McClellan, with the San Carlos Park Fire District.

After signaling the firefighters with flashlights and hopping on the rescue vehicle, everyone was able to make it out safely.

"I was shocked to see this truck pull up, and it was in probably five feet of water and it was rolling. No problems. And they were back in here and it was still that truck was above the water,” Rodgers said.

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