[Watch] The Moment a Volunteer Rescuer and CNN News Crew Save an Elderly Couple from Rising Floodwaters

Kristen Undset : Aug 29, 2017
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The CNN correspondent asked for cameras to be turned off when they were about to rescue the elderly woman with Alzheimer's out of respect for her privacy.

[FaithFamilyAmerica.com] A CNN TV crew went beyond their job description yesterday when they helped a family escape their flooded home. They were floating along in their boat when they heard someone calling for help. (Photo via FaithFamilyAmerica.com)

Pam Jones, her two elderly parents, and their dogs got trapped by floodwaters in Dickinson, Texas. They were waiting for the Coast Guard to show up, and instead CNN showed up with a boat of volunteer rescuers.

CNN correspondent Ed Lavandera, producer Jason Morris, and cameraman Joel De La Rosa all pitched in...

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