For 32 hours, a 21-year-old was the only employee of a hotel in Beaumont, Texas, which experienced flooding from Tropical Storm-turned-Depression Imelda. To the guests who relied on him for nearly two days, he's a hero.
When Satchel Smith's father dropped him off for his shift at Homewood Suites in Beaumont, Texas, he expected the day to be like any other: He'd start at 3 p.m. and leave around 11 p.m. that night.
That was until Tropical Storm-turned-Depression Imelda unleashed torrential flooding that trapped him and 90 other guests inside the hotel. For 32 hours, beginning Wednesday afternoon, the 21-year-old was the hotel's only employee. But to the guests who relied on him for nearly two days, he's a hero. Angela Chandler, a hotel guest, praised Smith's composure in a post on Facebook, where it's been shared more than 13,000 times.
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