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Father/Son combo rescue 23
Posted on 8/29/12 at 10:44 am
Posted on 8/29/12 at 10:44 am
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A father and son team has reportedly rescued at least 23 people in Plaquemines Parish as Hurricane Isaac continues to drench Louisiana on Wednesday.
NOLA.com reports that Jesse Shaffer, 25, of Braithwaite, La., and his father, Jesse Shaffer, Sr. 53, have two people assisting them in the rescues, including a Woodlawn firefighter.
"We've rescued at least 23 people, including children," Jesse Shaffer told the website. Shaffer was reached by a Times-Picayune reporter on his cellphone Wednesday morning while he was still aboard his boat conducting rescues.
Plaquemine Parish president Billy Nungesser confirmed that the Shaffers are rescuing east bank residents, including a woman and her 5-month-old infant from a roof.
“He lives here, he knows the area,” Nungesser said.
Nungesser said the Perez plantation house in Braithwaite — a wood residence on the Mississippi River — has 8 feet of water and seven people stranded. Anywhere between 20 and 60 people could be stranded on the east bank, he said. Others have estimated the figure could be closer to 145.
Posted on 8/29/12 at 10:46 am to LSUbacchus
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including a woman and her 5-month-old infant from a roof.
Why in the hell would this fool not evacuate?!!
Posted on 8/29/12 at 10:47 am to LSUbacchus
Not smart to stay but props to the Shaffers and others helping.
Posted on 8/29/12 at 10:48 am to BasClas
No idea. Some people blow my mind. Thanks for these rescuers though.
Posted on 8/29/12 at 10:53 am to LSUbacchus
That is nice of them....even though they are idiots for not leaving.
Posted on 8/29/12 at 11:02 am to El Josey Wales
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including a woman and her 5-month-old infant from a roof.
Irresponsibility Level : Cannot Compute
Posted on 8/29/12 at 11:04 am to LSUbacchus
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NOLA.com reports that Jesse Shaffer, 25, of Braithwaite, La., and his father, Jesse Shaffer, Sr. 53, have two people assisting them in the rescues
If I was one of the two nameless people I would be pissed.
Posted on 8/29/12 at 11:04 am to LSUbacchus
I want to do something like that, but seriously, how and the hell do you pick who you can trust to put on your boat during a time of chaos? Women and children, fine. But some of the other people would have me second guessing about picking them up, which is why I wouldn't be able to do it
Posted on 8/29/12 at 11:09 am to flyAU
Yeah if you were an attention where
Posted on 8/29/12 at 11:21 am to HeadyMurphey
The son actually stayed on a roof because the boat was full, sent the boat to dry ground and waited for its return.
Good job outta of him...
Good job outta of him...
Posted on 8/29/12 at 11:27 am to Mid Iowa Tiger
People like this are the answer to the "Why do you live in Louisiana?" Thread.....!
Posted on 8/29/12 at 11:32 am to truebluelsu
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a woman and her 5-month-old infant from a roof
People like this justify the "Why do you live in Louisiana?" question.
Posted on 8/29/12 at 11:34 am to Patrick_Bateman
haha no... people like the father and son
Posted on 8/29/12 at 11:36 am to LSUbacchus
Darwinism can't work if we keep rescuing everyone too dumb or hardheaded to leave.
Props to these fellas though. They are doing a very admirable thing.
Props to these fellas though. They are doing a very admirable thing.
Posted on 8/29/12 at 11:55 am to flip82lsu
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Where's my FEMA check
Or:
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Why did it take so long for you to rescue us.
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