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Thurston County Families Rescued From Floodwaters
POSTED: 11:48 am PST December 4,
2007
UPDATED: 1:11 pm PST December 4,
2007
ROCHESTER, Wash. -- Two Mennonite families were rescued by a boat and a Whidbey Naval Air Station helicopter at locations just west of Rochester in Thurston County Tuesday, reported KIRO 7 Eyewitness News.Chopper 7 was above the scene as a woman, a baby and two children were put into a boat from their flooded home and then taken to a waiting chopper.
VIDEO: Chopper 7 Overhead As Rescue Crews Reach Stranded Residents
Video from Chopper 7 showed that same helicopter rescuing another family of four adults after they were transported from their home into a rescue boat.Many of the homes in the area had water as high as their rooftops. The homes are in a rural area. One of the rescued families raises alpacas.
VIDEO: Chopper 7 Overhead As Rescue Crews Reach Stranded ResidentsVideo from Chopper 7 showed that same helicopter rescuing another family of four adults after they were transported from their home into a rescue boat.Many of the homes in the area had water as high as their rooftops. The homes are in a rural area. One of the rescued families raises alpacas.
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