# Search and rescue stories **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 29, 2024, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-and-rescue-stories/1006395 "2024-08-29T01:47:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 8
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2024, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-and-rescue-stories/1006395/8 "2024-08-30T13:21:53Z")
You know those images you always see on TV of first responders pulling people out of flooded cars or even using boats to evacuate them from their flooded homes? Been there, done that. We had one guy, water was chest deep for me who rescued a bag of coffee. Ummm, you have no way to turn those beans into a hot cup, nor do you have a cup. He also put some clothes in a small duffel bag but came outside nude & put clothes on immediately upon getting in our boat because he was afraid the PD would arrest him for indecent exposure. Had a young couple who had just moved into their house (like 2 weeks earlier), no flood insurance. It was a couple of steps up from the street into the house & the living room was already over knee height…& that was well before the river crested. She was sobbing & I felt bad for her. I’ve also been involved in some [search & recoveries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spent-my-afternoon-humaning/1000125). Sadly, most dive calls are recoveries instead of rescues. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-and-rescue-stories/1006395)._