Rescuers Wade Through Night Floodwaters in North Georgia

Fannin County, United States – Rescuers waded through chest-deep floodwater at night after one of the first rescues in Fannin County's severe flooding, in which an elderly woman was taken from a home that had been lifted off its foundation.

Footage released by the Fannin County Emergency Management Agency on Tuesday, November 10, shows a rescuer in a helmet and life vest standing in brown floodwater among trees after dark, with vehicle lights shining across the current, before a red inflatable boat is brought in and crews work their way back through the water.

The agency said the video shows crews returning from one of the first rescue operations along Fightingtown Creek, where an elderly woman had spent about three hours on an attic ladder surrounded by water after her home was lifted off its foundation and left floating. Crews reached her and brought her to safety, it said.

The flooding struck on Thursday, November 5. The agency said the clip was one story behind 97 rescues carried out during the disaster, and that the first 911 calls and rescues began outside McCaysville, particularly along Fightingtown Creek.