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This amazing footage shows a Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater helicopter crew rescuing a man and dog from a 36-foot sailing vessel that became disabled as Hurricane Helene arrived while he was sailing 25 miles off Sanibel Island, Florida, on 26 September, 2024.


Petty Officer 2nd Class Hudson, an aviation survival technician from Air Station Clearwater, hoisted the man and his dog, who were reportedly in good health and taken to Southwest Florida International Airport.


Hurricane Helene passed Florida’s West Coast, where Sanibel Islands sits before heading inland and causing devastation in parts of South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, Virginia, and Tennessee. At least 95 people were reported dead due to the storm as of Sunday.