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Raging flood no match for wardens

Joanne M. Haas Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Sep 5, 2018
Sep 5, 2018

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DNR Warden Cody Adams stands atop his air boat yelling to residents inside a flooded home in Viola, Wisconsin.

DNR Warden Shawna Stringham helps Viola residents over a porch railing in order to leave their flooded home. The boat is operated by DNR Warden Ed McCann.

DNR Warden Shawna Stringham helps a La Farge woman and her dog leave their flooded home to climb into a warden boat operated by DNR Warden Ed McCann.

A Viola Fire Department officer holds onto a couple as DNR Warden Cody Adams operates an air boat through Viola, Wisconsin, to reach a waiting ambulance.

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Joanne M. Haas Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources wardens equipped with boats, training and a lot of guts rescued residents and pets from flooded Vernon County homes Aug. 28.

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