"Something needed to be done and something quick."
Crawford, a registered nurse with the University Medical Center New Orleans, did the only thing he could think of: act."I put my boots on and went out there to see if they needed any help," Crawford told CNN.But it wasn't empty - a person was trapped inside with water already reaching their neck.
Crawford credited his training at University Medical Center for his fearlessness and drive to help others."Anybody behind those doors would've done the same thing. I just happened to be in the right place at the right time.
Flooding has been reported at 350 structures in Louisiana's St Charles Parish, a parish spokesperson, Francesca Holt Blanchard, told CNN today. At least eight properties in nearby Lafourche Parish were damaged, the parish said in a statement, but officials expect that number to increase as crews survey the damage left behind.Francine brought more than a month's worth of rain to New Orleans in a matter of hours.Morgan City firefighters responding to a home fire during Hurricane Francine in Morgan City, Louisiana.
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