“I was more worried [about] losing her in the water than myself.”
Sandy, Chloe Adams’ childhood dog, and she had just a few minutes to find out how to escape the advancing floodwaters. They would have to swim from their home to a neighbor’s rooftop in order to reach safety.
Her older dog couldn’t swim since the water was chilly and had a little current.
According to Adams, “I was more concerned [about] losing her in the sea than I was about myself.” I needed to discover a way to securely float her through the water.
Adams attempted to float on Sandy’s bed but it sank as the flood waters rose swiftly. She then seized a plastic bag large enough for Sandy to fit in, but even that started to sink.
To keep Sandy afloat while she swam through floodwaters to the closest rooftop, where she could pull herself and Sandy out of the water, she eventually discovered a couch cushion and stuffed it below the container.
Her father’s blog entry about her rescue is available here:
Adams and Sandy were trapped on the rooftop for the next five hours while waiting to be rescued in the chilly rain and still-rising floodwaters.
In order to protect Sandy from the rain, Adams recalled, “I held Sandy in my lap the entire time and put the plastic container over her.”
Adams’ uncle eventually used his kayak to rescue the two survivors. At Adams’ grandmother’s house, they are now secure while they recuperate from the horrible event. However, they are overjoyed to be together.
Adams remarked, “When going through anything difficult, we console each other.” “She rests her head on my lap knowing I’m in pain, and I [am] there to comfort her and tell her it’s OK.”
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