PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard shallow-water response teams rescue people, pets in N.C.

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 09/16/2018 03:23 PM EDT

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News Release  

Sept. 16, 2018
U.S. Coast Guard Hurricane Florence Response
Contact: Hurricane Response Media Operations Centers
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PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard shallow-water response teams rescue people, pets in N.C.

Members of Coast Guard Shallow Water Response Boat Team 3 help people stranded by floodwater caused by Hurricane Florence near Riegelwood, North Carolina, Sept. 16, 2018. U.S. Coast Guard photograph

Members of Coast Guard Shallow-Water Response Boat Team 3 help pets stranded by floodwater caused by Hurricane Florence near Riegelwood, North Carolina, Sept. 16, 2018.

Members of Coast Guard Shallow-Water Response Boat Team 3 help people and their pets stranded by floodwater caused by Hurricane Florence near Riegelwood, North Carolina, Sept. 16, 2018.

Members of Coast Guard Shallow-Water Response Team 3 help people and their pets stranded by floodwater caused by Hurricane Florence near Riegelwood, North Carolina, Sept. 16, 2018.

Members of Coast Guard Shallow-Water Response Boat Team 3 help people and their pets stranded by floodwater caused by Hurricane Florence near Riegelwood, North Carolina, Sept. 16, 2018.

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GOLDSBORO, N.C. -- Coast Guard Shallow-Water Response Team 3 rescued six people and 12 pets stranded near Riegelwood, North Carolina, Sunday.

Coast Guard rescue team members used 16-foot aluminum response boats to navigate regions flooded by Hurricane Florence to conduct search and rescue missions. 

The Coast Guard is conducting search and rescue operations in support of state and local emergency operation centers. 

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