Strangers on the water pull a Palm Bay family and their dogs from a flood
In Palm Bay, people on a paddleboard, a kayak, and an inner tube reached a family caught in floodwater and brought them and their dogs out.
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Strangers on a paddleboard, a kayak, and an inner tube reached a family caught in floodwater in Palm Bay, WESH reported. They brought the family out, and the family's dogs with them.
The rescue is one household and the people who happened to be on the water nearby. The station's account is that they got out. It does not describe injuries, and it does not say the street is dry.
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