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Flood Rescue Under Extreme Conditions | Texas News
When floodwaters turned the Guadalupe River into a deadly torrent, Boerne firefighters raced against time to save eight lives—including a family of seven—amid conditions so extreme they rivaled training nightmares. With water speeds hitting 120,000 cubic feet per second and debris-choked currents, crews worked from dawn to dusk in a tense, silent whirlwind of chaos. One harrowing moment: a girl stranded 12 feet in a tree, rescued after battling rapids that repeatedly disabled their boat. The ordeal left crews shaken—and determined to demand better, more realistic training for the next…
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