george. and when we got back to the area where george was and got out to george, it was really just a situation where i had to go to george and we tried many different methods to get to george and we finally got to george. time was going by pretty quickly, and the situation was just getting worse and as far as strength to get back, i didn t have another option. i mean, it was pretty dicey there for the entire situation. yeah, george i don t know where i got that. i ve been thinking about it. george yesterday said he looked in your eyes and he could tell you were tired and exhausted by the time you got to him. i hate to ask you this, tom, but was there ever a moment you thought you might not make it back? the whole time i went out there, i was trying to just be as safe as possible and just focus on one step at a time, and get closer and closer and be as safe as possible and keep my feet moving and keep on the ground and just keep focused on
stuck to a face. his son brice shot this video has his father made his way to the car. i see this little hand come out of the window and i m like oh my god. that s not what you want to see. so he s waving and that means, you know, you got to go get him. i couldn t stand up. the current was too strong there that would have swept me away. tom hardly could stand on his own feet, now he had to drag me, too. reporter: tom hugged george from the back. george hugged his yorkie. at web point george started to float away and tom grabbed him but couldn t make the last 50 yards. it was his wife and son brice came in the water and to the rescue. bringing george, tom and yes, tila to safety. when you see when somebody left saved your life, really and not only mine, my dog s, too, like, you know, of course. this man is unbelievable.
reporter: certainly is. extraordinary strength and courage on the part of the family and speaking of extraordinary, george is 86 and was driving from his home in ottawa, canada to his condo in florida when he ran into trouble. we wanted to talk to him tonight but he was rested up and back on the road today in a rental car headed to florida. i m honored to talk to tom, julie and brice hall. thank you for being with us. i was so moved by what you-all did and where do you find the strength to carry george and his dog through that flood water? anderson, i don t know how to answer that question. when we got to george, when we found george and we knew he was out there, we basically tried to regroup and go back to my house and get ropes and equipment and kayaks and gear and call 911 to get help to go out and rescue george and when we got back to the area where george was and
not only mine, my dog s, too, like, you know, of course. this man is unbelievable. reporter: certainly is. extraordinary strength and courage on the part of the family and speaking of extraordinary, george is 86 and was driving from his home in ottawa, canada to his condo in florida when he ran into trouble. we wanted to talk to him tonight but he was rested up and back on the road today in a rental car headed to florida. i m honored to talk to tom, julie and brice hall. thank you for being with us. i was so moved by what you-all did and where do you find the strength to carry george and his dog through that flood water? anderson, i don t know how to answer that question. when we got to george, when we found george and we knew he was out there, we basically tried to regroup and go back to my house and get ropes and equipment and kayaks and gear and call 911 to get help to go out and rescue
keep moving forward and hope for the best but definitely, anderson, at one point i didn t know if i could hold on to him and i thought i could drop him and i looked down at george and i thought every time i go to sleep i ll see this phase the rest of my life if i let him go. i didn t want to risk my life and his life and decided at that point i was in all the way to the shore and we were together and we were going to get as far as we could and that s what we did. julie, you actually had to get in the flood water to help out your husband and george and actually bring them both to safety in those last 50 or so yards. what was going through your mind as all this was happening? i mean, i don t really remember a lot of it but it was super scary. i was worried i saw tom s face and he was white as a sheep and i just, you know, put on a life jacket and waded out to him and said are you okay? he said no. and then, you know, my heart sank and he i was very, very concerned at that point b