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<div class="rd-article-author"><div class="entry-meta"><span class="byline">By <span><a href="https://www.rd.com/author/samsmith2017/" title="Posts by Sam Benson Smith" class="author url fn" rel="author">Sam Benson Smith</a></span></span></div></div></div></div><div class="hero-spacer"></div></header>				<div class="rd-article-dek">
					<h4>Some good news coming out of Texas. </h4>
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				<main class="content" id="genesis-content"><article class="post-293499 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-inspiring tag-heroes tag-news-politics source-original tmbi_first_associated-rd-com entry"><div class="rdu-sharing post"><div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style"><a data-href="https://www.rd.com/true-stories/inspiring/news-crew-hurricane-harvey/" data-analytics-metrics='{"link_name":"facebook","link_module":"social share","link_pos":"left sticky nav"}' class="addthis_button_facebook" addthis:media="https://www.rd.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/This-News-Crew-Saved-A-Man-Live-On-Television-During-Hurricane-Harvey_9028073r-APREXShutterstock-FT.jpg"></a><a data-href="https://www.rd.com/true-stories/inspiring/news-crew-hurricane-harvey/" data-analytics-metrics='{"link_name":"twitter","link_module":"social share","link_pos":"left sticky nav"}' class="addthis_button_twitter" addthis:media="https://www.rd.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/This-News-Crew-Saved-A-Man-Live-On-Television-During-Hurricane-Harvey_9028073r-APREXShutterstock-FT.jpg"></a><a data-href="https://www.rd.com/true-stories/inspiring/news-crew-hurricane-harvey/" data-analytics-metrics='{"link_name":"email","link_module":"social share","link_pos":"left sticky nav"}' class="addthis_button_email"></a><a data-href="https://www.rd.com/true-stories/inspiring/news-crew-hurricane-harvey/" data-analytics-metrics='{"link_name":"compact","link_module":"social share","link_pos":"left sticky nav"}' class="addthis_button_compact custom custom__compact"></a></div></div><div class="entry-content"><p><span style="font-weight: 400">A few weeks ago, expert forecasters predicted that this hurricane season was going to be </span><a href="https://www.rd.com/advice/travel/worst-hurricane-season/"><span style="font-weight: 400">one of the worst in years.</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400"> The outlook included a prediction of a 60 percent chance of two to five major storms developing before the season was up, and with the emergence of Hurricane Harvey, that forecast is nearing completion.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">When Hurricane Harvey made landfall, it was classified as a Category 4 storm and it has since weakened to a tropical storm. However, its effects are still wreaking havoc on Texas, leaving death and destruction in its path. The storm could have taken one more life if not for the heroic efforts of local news crew in Houston, </span><a href="https://jalopnik.com/live-news-team-covering-hurricane-harvey-saves-flooded-1798477366" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400">according to Jalopnik.</span></a></p>
<p>During a live hit during KHOU’s broadcast, reporter Brandi Smith spotted a truck driver trapped in the cab of his tractor-trailer and jumped into action. She managed to flag down a sheriff’s truck that was headed down the highway and notified them of the situation below.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">The moment <a href="https://twitter.com/BrandiKHOU?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BrandiKHOU</a> flagged down a sheriff&#39;s office boat to save a stranded trucker <a href="https://t.co/VoRT7ejo7Q">https://t.co/VoRT7ejo7Q</a> <a href="https://t.co/FTXRA13TH5">pic.twitter.com/FTXRA13TH5</a></p>
<p>&mdash; 🦅Andrew Desiderio🦅 (@desiderioDC) <a href="https://twitter.com/desiderioDC/status/901841659486507008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 27, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400">The sheriff officials stopped and took in the situation, then were able to lower their boat into the waters to free the driver from his cab and the flood waters. The officials noted that a different truck driver had been stranded in the same place the day before. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">If you want to help out, check out <a href="https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2017/8/27/16211642/hurricane-harvey-donations-charities-disaster-relief" target="_blank">this Vox article</a> about the best ways to donate. Be sure to do your research. And if you have the time and resources, volunteer to help. </span><a href="https://www.rd.com/advice/work-career/volunteer-opportunities/1"><span style="font-weight: 400">Volunteering really makes a difference, no matter the situation.</span></a></p>
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<p><em><span style="font-weight: 400">[Source: </span><span style="font-weight: 400"><a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/watch-houston-tv-crew-saves-truck-drivers-life" target="_blank">The Daily Beast</a>]</span></em></p><div class="spu-placeholder" style="display:none"></div></div><footer class="entry-footer"><div class="entry-copyright"><span class="byline source"></span></div><p class="entry-meta"><span class="entry-categories">More: <a href="https://www.rd.com/true-stories/inspiring/" rel="category tag">Inspiring Stories</a></span> <span class="entry-tags"><a href="https://www.rd.com/heroes/" rel="tag">Heroes</a>, <a href="https://www.rd.com/news-politics/" rel="tag">News &amp; Politics</a></span></p></footer></article>		<div id='newsletter-form-container'>
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