AUSTIN TEXAS STAR FLIGHT RESCUES 13 FROM FLOOD.
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Starflight rescues 13 from floods | KXAN.com
KXAN (AUSTIN) - Three STAR flight helicopters spent the night responding to 20 calls for rescue as the flood water was rising over vehicles and homes.
“You could see flashing lights everywhere. It was amazing,” said STAR flight senior pilot Chuck Spangler.
A majority of the calls came from Williamson County, where 13 people were extracted from the water and hoisted into the rescue helicopters.
Two Travis County EMS workers and a Weir firefighter were among those who had to be rescued when the zodiac boat they were in took on too much water. They were attempting to make rescues of their own near highway 29.
A family of four was also rescued from a second story window in their home near FM 971.
STAR flight says they have some of the best tools to save lives in emergency situations.
“Thanks to the residents of Travis County, we have the finest equipment in the world,” said Spangler. “It is extremely dangerous. The most dangerous thing I have ever done.”