9-8-05 - Texoma airboat pilots are making a difference in New Orleans - pulling hundreds of stranded victims from the floodwater. Harold Speed is one of them - a boat maker from Hendrix, Oklahoma.
Speed and two other area men left on Friday evening bound for the disaster zone. They arrived early Saturday morning and immediately went to work. On the first day, Speed's boat pulled 250 people from the water. The owner of Silver Dollar Boats, these airboats are larger than most, and can easily hold more than 15 people.
To see the rescues in action, follow the video links.
Updated: 12:03 PM - GRAYSON CO, TX-Several Grayson county fire departments rushed to a house fire near Tom Bean early Tuesday morning that destroyed a family's home.
Updated: 06/18/2013 - MEAD, OK -- Two people were severely burned when a propane tank exploded in Bryan county Monday afternoon.
Posted: 06/14/2013 - DENISON, TX-Charges are pending for a Grayson county woman accused of leaving her pets inside a hot car, which turned deadly within minutes. Law enforcement and a local veterinarian tell us how you can protect your pets from the heat.
Posted: 06/11/2013 - ECTOR, TX-After several years in the blueprint stage, an overpass over the Highway 82 and FM-898 intersection is now a step closer to reality.
Mission of Relief - Airboat Rescues
