2024-10-04 08:12:41

Florida man rescues neighbors on surfboard after Helene floods island city

Marty Thomas’s heroics on Indian Rocks Beach one of few uplifting stories after storm kills at least 200 peopleA man living in a Florida island city that was inundated with Hurricane Helene’s deadly storm surge reportedly used his surfboard to rescue about a dozen of his neighbors – as well as pets – from flooded homes.As told by WTVT, Marty Thomas’s heroics on Indian Rocks Beach provided one of a precious few uplifting stories to come in the wake of Helene, which has killed at least 200 people across six south-eastern US states Thursday as search crews continued combing through the storm’s wreckage. Continue reading...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/04/florida-surfer-rescues-neighbors-hurricane-helene

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