Coast Guard pilot interviews for Baton Rouge flooding

NEW ORLEANS, LA, UNITED STATES

08.14.2016

Story by Chief Petty Officer Robert Nash 

U.S. Coast Guard District 8       

NEW ORLEANS – Coast Guard pilots share their personal accounts of rescues and experiences for the Baton Rouge, Louisiana, flooding Sunday evening.

Lt. Mike Hennebery and Lt.j.g. Simon Gottenberg, pilots at Air Station New Orleans, share their personal accounts from rescues conducted on Saturday in the Baton Rouge area.

Coast Guard aircrews continue to assist as requested by local authorities. Coast Guard aircrews have rescued more than 118 people and assisted more than 766 people in distress.

• Date Taken: 08.14.2016
• Date Posted: 08.14.2016 22:49
• Story ID: 207075
• Location: NEW ORLEANS, LA, US