How a drone and Twitter helped rescue a veteran stranded in North Carolina

The Washington Post
  • 8 years ago
Quavas Hart was sharing flood footage from his drone when it caught the eye of the brother of a veteran stranded in Hope Mills, N.C. - in the very house Hart filmed. Hart flagged a rescue crew, who then saved Chris Williams and his dog Lana.

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