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Volunteers in lifted UTVs ferried neighbors out of the flood

After more than a foot of rain in Brevard County, locals in lifted utility vehicles answered dozens of calls on streets regular cars could not use. They moved neighbors and pets to safety.

Verified · Source: FOX 35 OrlandoNov 4, 2026 · 1 min read
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Illustrative photo of an off-road vehicle crossing shallow water. This is not the Brevard County flood and not the volunteers' vehicles. Bureau of Land Management Oregon & Washington / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

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After more than a foot of rain, flooded streets in Brevard County sat too deep for ordinary cars. Locals in lifted utility vehicles, a crew known as the Redneck Rescue Unit, answered dozens of calls and ferried neighbors and pets out, FOX 35 Orlando reported.

Sheriff Wayne Ivey called Cody Kisner and the crew true heroes. The rescues were volunteer trips on streets regular vehicles could not reach, not a county fleet. The story is the neighbors who went out in the storm and the people and animals they brought to dry ground.

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