PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard rescues people in Brunswick County, N.C.

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 09/17/2018 01:08 PM EDT

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News Release  

Sept. 17, 2018
U.S. Coast Guard Hurricane Florence Response
Contact: Hurricane Response Media Operations Centers
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PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard rescues people in Brunswick County, N.C.

 Members of Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team Miami and Coast Guard Tactical Law Enforcement Team South rescue an elderly woman and her husband along with their pets after their home was flooded by Hurricane Florence, in Brunswick County, North Carolina, Sept. 16, 2018. The Coast Guard is conducting search and rescue operations in support of state and local emergency operation centers U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Trevor Lilburn.

Members of Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team Miami and Coast Guard Tactical Law Enforcement Team South rescue an elderly woman and her husband along with their pets after their home was flooded by Hurricane Florence, in Brunswick County, North Carolina, Sept. 16, 2018. The Coast Guard is conducting search and rescue operations in support of state and local emergency operation centers U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Trevor Lilburn.

Members of Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team Miami and Coast Guard Tactical Law Enforcement Team South wait to be picked up by their rescue team after completing Hurricane Florence search and rescue operations in Brunswick County, North Carolina, Sept. 16, 2018. The Coast Guard is conducting search and rescue operations in support of state and local emergency operation centers U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Trevor Lilburn.

Shallow-Water Response Team 3 crew members rescued four pit bulls and eleven beagles from rising water caused by Hurricane Florence in Delco, North Carolina, Sept. 16, 2018. The Coast Guard is conducting search and rescue operations in support of state and local emergency operation centers. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Stephen Kelly

Shallow-Water Response Team 3 rescued four pit bulls and eleven beagles from rising water caused by Hurricane Florence in Delco, North Carolina, Sept. 16, 2018. The Coast Guard is conducting search and rescue operations in support of state and local emergency operation centers. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Stephen Kelly

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GOLDSBORO, N.C. - The Coast Guard is working with federal, state, and local officials across North Carolina to rescue residents affected by flooding caused by Hurricane Florence, Sunday.

The Coast Guard has deployed several Shallow-Water Response Teams aboard 16-foot aluminum response boats to conduct search and rescue operations.

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

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