FLOODWATERS STRIKE ROANE - Treed Men Rescued

(11/20/2003)

Familiar sight in Spencer's, Alvord Section Water approaches Fruth Pharmacy Spring Creek covers part of town Hur Herald Photos Treed Men Rescued By David Hedges, Publisher Times-Record/Roane County Reporter Two men trying to rescue dogs from rising flood waters had to be rescued themselves when the boat they were using capsized. The incident near Billings was only part of a flurry of activity Wednesday morning as high water wreaked havoc around the county. "Our dispatchers are constantly getting calls," Tim Daniels, deputy director of the Roane County Office of Emergency Services and 911, said Wednesday morning. "It's the worst in quite some time." Fire departments from Reedy and Spencer came to the aid of the trapped men in Billings, Larry Greathouse and Jeff Thompson. Both are Roane County High . . . [Click for full story] The Times Record

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