Houston – Video shared by Houston Police Department The show follows a man from flooding caused by days of unrelenting rain that has hit parts of East Texas, causing several rivers and streams to overflow their banks and inundate several communities across the region. and the dramatic rescue of three dogs.
Officer H. Scott of the Marine Enforcement Unit was patrolling an area north of Houston on Saturday when he saw help from a mobile home park in an area where the San Jacinto River flows into the lake, according to a Facebook post from the Houston Police Department. He said he heard a man screaming for help. Houston.
Officer Scott responded to the scene on a jet ski after hearing cries for help and found the unidentified man in 8 to 10 feet of water.
Video showed officers putting the man and his dog on the back of the jet ski and then helping him put his second dog on board before entering the water.
While speaking with other officers, they noticed another dog trapped in the floodwaters with its head just barely above the water.
The video shows Officer Scott approaching the frightened puppy and taking him to safety as well.
More than 10 inches of rain fell in some areas last week, causing several rivers, including the Trinity and San Jacinto, to overflow their banks, leaving hundreds of people in need of rescue from flooding.
Evacuations were ordered in several communities, roads were blocked and schools closed as communities began to be overwhelmed by flooding.
More thunderstorms and rain fell across the region on Sunday, but flooding is expected to subside by the end of the week.
