Coast Guard 3-day rescue total reaches 82

From the United States Coast Guard:

FARGO, N.D. -- On the third day of rescue operations, Friday, March 27, 2009, Coast Guard rescue airboat crews rescued 10 people from rising flood waters, for a three-day total of 82 people rescued. In addition to the people rescued, the Coast Guard crews have also rescued approximately 13 dogs, 14 cats and 2 bird.

Video of Friday, March 27, 2009 rescues can be found at the following links:



http://cgvi.uscg.mil/media/main.php?g2_itemId=506925

Photographs of pet rescues can be found at the following link:


http://cgvi.uscg.mil/media/main.php?g2_itemId=505569


http://cgvi.uscg.mil/media/main.php?g2_itemId=504429

Currently, there are four air boat crews from Sault Sainte Marie, Mich., St. Claire Shores, Mich., Marblehead, Ohio, and Sturgeon Bay, Wis. Two Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) from St. Paul, Minn., and St. Louis are on scene with two additional DART teams from Cincinnati, and Huntington, W.V., enroute to the region this weekend. Three additional rescue helicopters and three more airboat teams are also enroute.

For the latest Coast Guard news and imagery of the Red River floods, visit:

http://www.uscgstormwatch.com/go/site/1769/