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Pregnant Woman Clings to Tree to Escape Rising North Carolina Floodwaters
September 18, 2018
Rescuers jumped into action after discovering a pregnant woman clinging to a tree in rising North Carolina floodwaters in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence. In video of the incident, her fiancé and one of their children are seen holding on to a branch to avoid being swept away. The family, which included the pregnant woman who is eight months along, her fiance, their two kids ages 8 and 4, their uncle, 60, and a dog, were all rescued by volunteers from Wild Florida, an airboat tour company from the Orlando area.