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Fri, May 22, 2015

UAV Assists Texas National Guard In Rescue Effort

Venus, TX Couple Saved From Flood Waters Surrounding Their Home

Two Texas homeowners were rescued from rushing floodwaters thanks in part to a SAR effort that involved a UAV.

Tracy and Bill Kastel were rescued by a Texas National Guard Black Hawk Helicopter. The UAV was used to carry a rope to their home that had become an island amid rushing floodwaters that had risen overnight.

The rope was intended to serve as a guide for a liferaft to cross the water, but the current was too strong for such a rescue.

The home is built on a steel platform in a known floodplain, and the Kastel's told rescuers they were safe and could wait until the flood receded, according to television station WFAA. But the Black Hawk helicopter was dispatched, and a Guardsman dropped down to the house, lifting first Tracey and then Bill to the hovering aircraft.

The Kastels said they were thankful for the rescue. "It was an experience I hope to never have again," Bill said.

(Image from file)

FMI: www.txarng.com

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