"Street Rescue" video descriptions and transcripts

New Orleans
Street Rescue

"New Orleans "

Scene: Rescuers taking supplies to the Hurricane Katrina rescue site on Magazine Street in New Orleans .

ORGANIZER: Exactly. Exactly. That's great. That's the challenge. The next phase of this is the trapping but we can't do that until we have wiped out [the list] of all these houses. Rescued means we rescued them or somebody else rescued them...

Scene: Devastated neighborhood. Dead dog. Overturned car. Rescuer filling cooler with water at feeding station.

RESCUER: They're not here. They won't be back til they get hungry.

Scene: Rescue marks spray-painted on houses.

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"STREET RESCUE "

Scene: Heather looking under a house.

HEATHER: Where is the dog?

MATT: She's under the house. Under the house.

Scene: Matt and Cheryl block openings around foundation.

Scene: Rescuers slither into a 2 1/2 foot crawl space under the house.

CHERYL: Wait til Matt gets in the middle.

MATT: She's right in here.

CHERYL: She's right in the middle where Matt is.

RENEE: Put your hands there.

HEATHER: Don't rush.

MATT: Let her stay there. Let her stay there.

MATT: Get her to calm down.

RENEE: We're just letting her calm down for a sec.

MATT: I'm going to get her from the outside of the house.

HEATHER: You want Renee to stay right here? And me to come around?

MATT: Yeah.

HEATHER: So just come over... She's not going to come.towards you.

CHERYL: Guys. Don't move. Matt's going to get her out the back.

Scene: Matt reaches under house with catchpole.

MATT: Wait. Wait. Wait.

(sounds of dog crying)

CHERYL: Got her?

Scene: Matt pulls dog out of house and leads her toward truck.

CHERYL: Come on. Come on. It's ok.

Scene: Rescuers gather around dog, now in back of truck.

HEATHER: Oh, I want to touch her so bad!

CHERYL: You're going to go back to your buddies.

HEATHER: It's ok, honey. You're okay, baby.

CHERYL: We're going to get you with your pack. I don't know if she'll take treats but I'm going to get her a couple treats.

HEATHER: I have one in my pocket, Cheryl.

HEATHER: Okay, baby...

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dog watching tv Last update: December 8, 2005
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Created November 2005
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