PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard crews rescue Trenton, N.C., residents from floodwaters

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 09/19/2018 01:21 PM EDT

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Sept. 19, 2018
U.S. Coast Guard Hurricane Florence Response
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PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard crews rescue Trenton, North Carolina, residents from floodwaters

 

A PUNT team from Coast Guard Sector Lower Mississippi River prepare to launch their boats Tuesday, September 18, in Trenton, North Carolina. Flood waters closed access to several towns in the eastern part of the state following Hurricane Florence. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Zachary Hupp) Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Andrew Hubert operates an outboard motor Tuesday, September 18, through the flooded town of Trenton, North Carolina. Hubert, a maritime enforcement specialist from Sector New Orleans, navigated a crew through the flooded town to search for anyone in need of assistance following Hurricane Florence. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Zachary Hupp)
Two crews from Coast Guard Sector Lower Mississippi River patrol a flooded area of Trenton, North Carolina with shallow-water boats Tuesday, September 18. The team looked for any indication that people may have been still stranded after Hurricane Florence filled the town with water. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Zachary Hupp) A Coast Guard boat crew assists Bernard Jones (right) in safely getting to his house Tuesday, September 18, in Pollocksville, North Carolina. Jones and his family left their home before Hurricane Florence flooded the town, leaving many buildings completely submerged. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Zachary Hupp)

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GOLDSBORO, N.C. - A Coast Guard shallow-water response boat team conducting search and rescue operations rescued people stranded by flooding from Hurricane Florence in Trenton, North Carolina, Tuesday.

Among those rescued was a new father who was in the hospital for the birth of his child during Hurricane Florence. He had left important supplies at home prior to the storm and asked the Coast Guard crew if they could help him retrieve those supplies to bring back to his newborn child.

Coast Guard crews from across the U.S. are located with personnel from state, federal and local agencies for Hurricane Florence. Teams are deployed by local emergency operation centers for search and rescue, humanitarian aid, and infrastructure rebuilding missions.

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