Around OklahomaSaturday, November 7
Oklahoma Task Force 1 is heading home after rescuing 13 people in New Mexico floods
The Daily Broken Arrow team
Oklahoma Task Force 1 has finished its flood mission in New Mexico and headed home. The team rescued 13 people, and it also located and recovered one person who had died.
KOKH reports that members also rescued dozens of animals, including a large herd of goats that had to be caught, carried and loaded onto boats.
Task Force 1 located 79 goats and rescued 11 dogs, a cat and a pig
Source: News On 6
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| Goats located | 79 |
| Dogs rescued | 11 |
| Cat rescued | 1 |
| Pig rescued | 1 |
One memorable rescue came Oct. 30, when Oklahoma City and Tulsa crews teamed up to save a bull and 20 cattle stranded on a flooded ranch in the Los Lunas and Socorro region. They used rafts to reach the property, and one cow stuck in mud up to her neck got dug out with boat paddles.
- Crews: swift water teams from Tulsa and Oklahoma City areas
- Areas worked: Farmington, San Antonio and Socorro County
- Request came through: Emergency Management Assistance Compact
- Injuries: none reported among team members
Oklahoma crews logged more than 3,000 miles and rescued 13 people
- 13
- people rescued in New Mexico
- 3,000+
- miles traveled during the deployment
- 3 to 4 feet
- of floodwater at the Oct. 30 ranch rescue