truck driver nick sheridan drove more than 200 miles in his big rig to help rescue those stranded in flood waters. the military veteran told abc his team of three big rig drivers rescued more than 1,000 people. members of the cajun navy, a voluntary rescue group that formed after hurricane katrina saved a 73-year-old woman who had been laying face down in the flood waters. seriously thought it was a trash bag. as we got closer and the current pulled it closer to our boat, we realized it was a body. and instantly donnie jumped from the vessel, brought her up out of the water. reporter: joshua lincoln and two others got her breathing again and reunited her with her family. good boy. good boy. you get to go home. you ready to go home? reporter: rowdy shaw from the humane society of the united
wheelchair to this submerged military vehicle. truck driver nick sheridan drove more than 200 miles in his big rig to help those rescued in flood waters. his team of big rig drivers rescued more than 1,000 people. members of the cay shan navy, a voluntary group that formed after hurricane katrina saved a 70-year-old woman who had been laying down in the flood waters. i thought it was the trash bag, as we got closer we realized it was a body and instantly, donny jumped on the vessels, brought her up out of the water. joshua lincoln and two others got her breathing again and reunited her with her family. good boy. rowdy shaw from the humane
members of the cajun navy, volunteer rescue group that formed after hurricane katrina, saved a 73-year-old woman, who had been laying face down in the floodwaters. i thought it was a trash bag. as we got closer and the current pulled it closer to our boat, we realized it was a body. and instantly, donnie jumped from the vessel, brought her up, out of the water. joaw joshua lincoln got her breathing again and reap united her with her family. good boy. good boy. you get to go home. you ready to go home. rowdy shaw from humane so site too if the united states, was a hero to this dog, and many others abandoned in the storm. countless citizens open their businesses and homes to evacuees seeking shelter. include jim mackinvale, the
realized it was a body. and instantly, donnie jumped in the vessel, brought her up out of the water. reporter: joshua lincoln and two others got her breathing again and reunited her with her family. good boy. good boy. you get to go home. ready to go home? reporter: rowdy shaw from the humane society of the united states was a hero to this dog and many others abandoned in the storm. is that good? good, are you hungry? reporter: countless citizens opened their businesses and homes to evacuees seeking shelter. including furniture store owner jim mcinveil. his fleet of trucks offered his mattresses to evacuees and rescue workers in desperate need of rest. we are trying to help as many as people reporter: since heavy hero works best on a full belly, one
report. [ barking ] reporter: if these pets could talk, there would be scary stories to tell about the flooding caused by harvey. because these dogs and cats were left behind as floodwaters inundated neighborhoods in and around dickinson, texas. owners either unable to take them or assuming the flooding wouldn t be serious. i joined chris schindler and rowdy shaw from the humane society of the united states after they received phone calls from a evacuated pet owners asking for their pets to be rescued. they go to a house where floodwaters went almost as high as the roof. they make sure no humans have come back, and then look for one dog and one cat left behind. the lower level of the house is destroyed. empty pet crates are toppled. flooding still remains. we see a stuffed animal which we feared for a split second was a deceased pet. they thoroughly search the