A man swam half a mile through floodwater to rescue his drowning mother after she refused to evacuate her home in the face of Hurricane Ian
"She said the water was up to her wheelchair and hitting her belly button," Mr Lauder said.
It took him 45 minutes of swimming against the current through five feet of floodwater - with various vehicles floating by him - to reach Mrs Lauder's house. "I was aware of the dangers any type of current could take me, I could be hit by debris, but my mom was there and I knew she didn't have much time."Mr Lauder took pictures throughout the journey so he could send them back to his family as proof he was okay."It was a sense of terror and relief at the same time," he said.
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