Video shows Kentucky National Guard’s POV during helicopter flood rescues

cable up. That’s on the ground. Coming up out of the trees 80 ft below above the trees, 60 40. You’re good clear climb if you want? Just slightly below. Come straight up straight up. Chapter four 75 on Fox. Go ahead. 6 45. Is this 645 here on 880. Does she need to go anywhere? Can we land and give it to these guys? Hey 45 We’re just trying to figure out what we can do to help. We’re not successfully being Aircraft 80, Victor. That’s four and five of the state police. Uh You’ll need us to relay some people back to Hazzard for you. Happy talking to us. We’re in the shadow. GDP below 30 20. Could be blue. Bring him inside. All right there inside. What you got coming up *** little bit. This guy’s been in the water for *** long time. Sorry. Quick five. Close the door. 645,880. We got this guy. Do you want us to land there and put him down or take him somewhere I’d say take him to the hospital if you can need *** group. She’s off the fruit GDP below. Do not drift back to come up. She’s pretty good at 40 ft 40 ft below isolation control. 20 set at the floor, freaking around. She’s inside. Are you ready of controls but Uh huh cabling up. Hey what? My patients off the ground, 70 ft below 60 60 50 below. We’re gonna start *** slow climb. Do not go forward Patient 20 ft below city 34 shoulder. Did you catch the smell? Don’t worry about him. Bring him in, coming around later, keep your maneuvering to *** minimum. Did you fix those wipers? She’s in the basket waiting for thumbs up that came up to come up *** people 60 ft 40. I don’t want to fly off with his old lady in the basket 20 ft below. I am coming up Roger I got you at the door, bringing her in 80-97. We’re doing *** hoist over here. We found some people on the roof. We’re Probably about just 200 yards behind you in the valley. Moving 2 2.5 short final for 24 1900 And 672 has you in sight will be in front of you shortly. We got you sir. Witch doctor Roger 98 on the left and I’m going to roll around and go get help. Last call in hands up that weather while we’re down. Alright, ambulances coming up the right side outside the rotor. Disc 90 Pleasure 90, approximately about seven minutes out with two packs for drop off older than maybe negative. Okay, yeah. Roger again. Fuel and nourishment, Everything, everything 1800 about 47. Go ahead. Roger one more look around kilo bravo, 10 packs supposedly around *** trailer. one patient in the journey they said they were they’re all getting off here for these cats. one dog hanging out underneath the aircraft, those people saying Yes they said the women and Children. 108 80. Alright I’m gonna go start moving. Has it up through top. Go ahead sir, jesus dude, if you’ve got an extra boat crew on the ground, I need location to go to the south. Alright. Cash apps rooftop is what? Three miles west of hazard at this time one. Yeah but he’s like sitting right here with *** computer chair. It’s probably for this next one. That’s over an hour of gas. Our field should be fine. We are just be advised we’re *** slick black hawks. Yeah that’s perfect. Can you guys push 41-15 on Fox Mike. That’s what we’ve been using. Internal. Hey J Lo. This next one coming is *** slick so they’ve got seats roger that I got three adults and I think at least two kids on this next one. And I got four wheeler guys going to check and make sure that there’s nobody left. Roger that the aircraft coming inbound. What’s this called? Cash 1 1 And he’s up this freak with you. Cash 1 1 on 41. Yeah, we got you. Alrighty we’re standing by we get 11 seats awesome. We got *** four wheeler dude running up and down the road trying to figure out if there’s any stragglers call sign *** medic on the ground. Is J Lo understood How we sit and smell this dude says 10 seats in his helicopter. Oh yeah yeah we’re good. Yeah. Get ready to come out the hole. Alright. Full of 92 coming up. Crash 88 80 097. What’s your game plan? J. Lo told me to come back and try to get you to come back as well. 645 is there? We do one more turn and try to get home. Alright I’m sitting at about £1700 on fuel. It’s 92 miles to Frankfurt. It’s gonna be close if we could even get to Frankfurt and you just think about London. I’m all down for trying it. Uh I mean the weather. Got it *** 8 80 should be lifting out in about five minutes. Dog didn’t like that. 880 taken for German office. 645 coming in broken and unreadable. Try to get while they’re having an easier time understanding This one. Cut ups go ahead. Yeah contact here for some reason. Yes We got contact with them to relay 097 message. Okay we’re three minutes out over there. I can’t tell you. What do you think buddy? You’ve got to go yep. 377 Russell branch road city play whole Kentucky 80 seconds. 645 645 seconds. Yeah I got five over there. I don’t know if those are not to serve the Valley that 80 was in pick up packs and headed the Hazard. I’ll take whatever I can fit Have to four minutes out whatever I can get in there. We got, we’re trying to get bored, so if we’re full, we’re full, we’ll get somebody to come back. 78 0, 7880 on the mark.

Video shows Kentucky National Guard’s POV during helicopter flood rescues

Updated: 10:15 AM EDT Aug 3, 2022

Video taken by the Kentucky National Guard shows just how intense it is to rescue people from floodwaters.The video above is from the first weekend after rains ravaged Appalachian communities in eastern Kentucky.Thousands of people were left stranded after 8-plus inches of rain poured down. Rescuers have been hoisting people up into helicopters from several feet above.Watch several of the daring rescues in the player above.More stories on the floods:

Video taken by the Kentucky National Guard shows just how intense it is to rescue people from floodwaters.

The video above is from the first weekend after rains ravaged Appalachian communities in eastern Kentucky.

Thousands of people were left stranded after 8-plus inches of rain poured down. Rescuers have been hoisting people up into helicopters from several feet above.

Watch several of the daring rescues in the player above.

More stories on the floods: