Minnesota Team Assists Flood Rescue and Recovery Efforts in Texas
- A Minnesota unit provided K-9 support for flood rescue and recovery efforts in Texas over a 16-day mission, which included K-9s Royal and Red.
- The mission was significantly aided by local community support, described as 'outstanding,' during recovery efforts.
- The bond between the K-9s and their handlers was noted, highlighting their deep connection.
- Royal received excellent care from the vets at Whitestone Animal Hospital after the mission.
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Minnesota team assists flood rescue and recovery efforts in Texas
ST. PAUL — The central Texas floods earlier this month left rescuers scrambling through destruction. The Guadalupe River rose 26 feet and killed at least 135 people. A Minnesota task force was called in on July 11 to join rescue efforts in Texas Hill Country as part of the Emergency Management Assistance Compact. The crew is now back home after a 16-day mission. Brian Plantz, an Apple Valley police officer and a member of the Dakota County Speci…
Texas volunteers comb riverbanks to return what the flood took
A small group of volunteers is taking on the painstaking task of recovering and returning remnants of peoples lives found along the Guadalupe River.Dondie Persyn is one of them. When Scripps News met her, she was holding a mud-soaked teddy bear."This ones going to take a lot of love to get clean," she said. "A lot of love."More than 100 people were killed in Kerr County when the Guadalupe River overflowed during a powerful storm on July 4.As the…
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