Photo Release: Coast Guard air crew rescues residents of Vidor, TX

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Photo Release: Coast Guard air crew rescues residents of Vidor, TX

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Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Evan Gallant, a rescue swimmer working out of Air Station Houston, prepares to deploy and rescue stranded people in Vidor, Texas, Aug. 31, 2017. Anderson Cooper, anchor with CNN, accompanied the aircraft crew on their rescue missions Thursday. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Corinne Zilnicki/Released)

Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Evan Gallant, a rescue swimmer working out of Air Station Houston, prepares to deploy and rescue stranded people in Vidor, Texas, Aug. 31, 2017. Anderson Cooper, anchor with CNN, accompanied the aircraft crew on their rescue missions Thursday. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Corinne Zilnicki/Released)  

 Anderson Cooper, anchor with CNN, report live from a Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter while an aircraft crew from Coast Guard Air Station Houston hoists two stranded adults from a neighborhood in Vidor, Texas, Aug. 31, 2017. Cooper accompanied the crew and reported on their rescues in Vidor and Beaumont, Texas, Thursday. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Corinne Zilnicki/Released) Anderson Cooper, anchor with CNN, report live from a Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter while an aircraft crew from Coast Guard Air Station Houston hoists two stranded adults from a neighborhood in Vidor, Texas, Aug. 31, 2017. Cooper accompanied the crew and reported on their rescues in Vidor and Beaumont, Texas, Thursday. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Corinne Zilnicki/Released)

Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Eric Bereveskos, an aviation maintenance technician from Air Station Cape Cod, scans a Vidor, Texas, neighborhood for signs of distress Aug. 31, 2017. An aircraft crew working out of Air Station Houston picked up groups of people stranded by floodwaters and brought them to safety. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Corinne Zilnicki/Released)

Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Eric Bereveskos, an aviation maintenance technician from Air Station Cape Cod, scans a Vidor, Texas, neighborhood for signs of distress Aug. 31, 2017. An aircraft crew working out of Air Station Houston picked up groups of people stranded by floodwaters and brought them to safety. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Corinne Zilnicki/Released)

A woman clutches her dog after boarding a Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter in a flooded Vidor, Texas, neighborhood, Aug. 31, 2017. An aircraft crew working out of Coast Guard Air Station Houston picked up a group of six people stranded by floodwaters and brought them to safety. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Corinne Zilnicki/Released)

A woman clutches her dog after boarding a Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter in a flooded Vidor, Texas, neighborhood, Aug. 31, 2017. An aircraft crew working out of Coast Guard Air Station Houston picked up a group of six people stranded by floodwaters and brought them to safety. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Corinne Zilnicki/Released)

Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Eric Bereveskos, an aviation maintenance technician from Air Station Cape Cod, interacts with rescue survivors after helping them board an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter in Vidor, Texas, Aug. 31, 2017. An aircraft crew working out of Air Station Houston picked up a group of six people stranded by floodwaters and brought them to safety. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Corinne Zilnicki/Released)

Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Eric Bereveskos, an aviation maintenance technician from Air Station Cape Cod, interacts with rescue survivors after helping them board an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter in Vidor, Texas, Aug. 31, 2017. An aircraft crew working out of Air Station Houston picked up a group of six people stranded by floodwaters and brought them to safety. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Corinne Zilnicki/Released)

Survivors huddle together in the cab of a Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter after being rescued by an Air Station Houston aircraft crew in Vidor, Texas, Aug. 31, 2017. The crew picked up groups of people stranded by floodwaters and brought them to safety. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Corinne Zilnicki/Released)

Survivors huddle together in the cab of a Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter after being rescued by an Air Station Houston aircraft crew in Vidor, Texas, Aug. 31, 2017. The crew picked up groups of people stranded by floodwaters and brought them to safety. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Corinne Zilnicki/Released)

Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Evan Gallant, a rescue swimmer from Air Station Miami, carries a boy away from an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter in Beaumont, Texas, Aug. 31, 2017. An aircraft crew working out of Air Station Houston transported a group of people from a shelter to Jack Brooks Regional Airport in Beaumont, Texas. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Corinne Zilnicki/Released)

Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Evan Gallant, a rescue swimmer from Air Station Miami, carries a boy away from an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter in Beaumont, Texas, Aug. 31, 2017. An aircraft crew working out of Air Station Houston transported a group of people from a shelter to Jack Brooks Regional Airport in Beaumont, Texas. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Corinne Zilnicki/Released)

A child pets her cat after boarding a Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter in a flooded Vidor, Texas, neighborhood, Aug. 31, 2017. An aircraft crew working out of Coast Guard Air Station Houston picked up a group of six people stranded by floodwaters and brought them to safety. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Corinne Zilnicki/Released)

A child pets her cat after boarding a Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter in a flooded Vidor, Texas, neighborhood, Aug. 31, 2017. An aircraft crew working out of Coast Guard Air Station Houston picked up a group of six people stranded by floodwaters and brought them to safety. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Corinne Zilnicki/Released)

 

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