Damage from Hurricane Florence left a North Carolina city popular with tourists cut off Sunday from road access, leaving authorities planning how to get food and water there by air and water.
Twenty-nine-year-old Amber Hersel from Indiana may call herself an 'average mom.' But this volunteer is far from average. What she's doing is extraordinary.
Simmons had managed to convince one small stowaway to make the trek to dry land with him. A tiny, damp tabby kitten was curled up around his neck inside the hood of his jacket.
In general, you don't want to move an unfamiliar injured dog -- it's as dangerous for you as it is for the dog. But this situation was unique and with the potential for further injury or drowning, Wilson decided to make the risky call to carry the injured pet to safety.