As floodwaters surged into Tennessee's Nolichucky River, Boone McCrary headed out on his fishing boat to rescue a man from his collapsing home.
As the Hurricane Helene-driven waters rose around the Nolichucky River in Tennessee , Boone McCrary, his girlfriend and his chocolate lab headed out on his fishing boat to search for a man who was stranded by floodwaters that had leveled his home. But the thick debris in the water jammed the boat's motor, and without power, it slammed into a bridge support and capsized.McCrary and his dog Moss never made it out of the water alive.
on Sept. 27 and approached Boutin's location, but the debris-littered floodwaters clogged the boat's jet motor. Despite pushing and pulling the throttle, McCrary couldn't clear the junk and slammed into the bridge about two hours into the rescue attempt.'I got the first phone call at 8:56 p.m. and I was a nervous wreck,' Harville said. She headed to the bridge and started walking the banks.
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