Family trapped by powerful floodwaters until 2 neighbors grab a kayak and paddleboard
After heavy rainfall caused severe flooding that trapped a desperate Florida family inside their home for hours, two neighborhood brothers with a paddleboard and kayak took dramatic action to do what they could to help.
Key points
- Brittany Grant, a Palm Bay resident, told ClickOrlando that floodwaters began pouring into her home — which forced her and her young son to climb onto the kitchen counter to dodge the rising water, she said.
- MOM OF 2 WHO DIED RESCUING SONS DURING BAHAMAS SNORKELING TRIP IS IDENTIFIED Jonah Marshall told ClickOrlando he didn't think twice about helping another family.
- "I was like, ‘How’s school going?’ I was like, ‘This is a weird day, isn’t it?’" The stranded mom said that she was extremely grateful for her neighbors' help.
Her post caught the attention of a neighborhood mother — whose teenage sons, Lucas Marshall, 17, and Jonah Marshall, 15, set out to rescue the family using just a borrowed kayak and a paddleboard.
Additional details
- The rescue of a mother and son, plus their three dogs, took place Monday in Palm Bay, a city in Brevard County roughly 70 miles southeast of Orlando, as heavy rain flooded homes and streets across the area.
- "If it wasn’t for them, I don’t know how we would have gotten out." TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ Fox News Digital reached out to Grant for comment.
- ALLIGATOR ATTACK ON FLORIDA MOM SPARKS PANICKED 911 CALL: 'HER ARM IS GONE' But with water continuing to rise, Grant called 911 to no avail, according to reports.
- Lucas Marshall described the rescue as "nerve-wracking a little bit," but said he tried to keep Grant's son calm by striking up a conversation.
- "Because they needed help, and they were in trouble and danger, so [I] just didn’t think about it and just went to help them," the teen said.
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