August 15, 2016
Editor's note - Video of the interviews can be downloaded here - https://goo.gl/U8P4Qa; https://goo.gl/Ih21j6
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.