HALIFAX — As torrential floodwaters dragged volunteer firefighter Logan Hope downstream, he held a woman’s head over the surface and focused on a single goal.
Her woodshed smashed into her home, whose foundation started to erode, as Hope set off across churning waters to reach her.
However, within seconds of entering the surging waters, the force of the current and the debris in it knocked Hope’s ankles out, and he started floating downstream. They travelled some distance. Hope says it was 50 metres _ Gillingham recalls moving several hundred metres — before he managed to stand up on some ground near an embankment. By then, Gillingham had a broken leg and could not walk.Article content
Hope said he’s on leave from his regular job because of a knee injury sustained during Gillingham’s rescue. It’s important for the public to appreciate the toll that events like the flooding take on rescue teams, he said. “People don’t really understand the circumstances that we’re suffering from.” A spokesman for the Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre said Cormorant helicopter rescue teams airlifted six stranded individuals to safety over the weekend.
After her rescue, Gillingham remained in the fire truck through the night as she awaited transport across a damaged bridge. She said she remembers the 911 calls flooding into the vehicle from stranded residents seeking help.
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