CT search and rescue team in Vermont to help with catastrophic flooding

Connecticut has sent its Urban Search & Rescue team to Vermont to help with the ongoing catastrophic flooding in the state.

The team left for Berlin, Vermont on Monday.

On Tuesday, the team was working along the Winooski River, making rescues of residents trapped by flood waters, according to the Connecticut Department of Emergency Management & Homeland Security.

Our @CTDEMHS Urban Search and Rescue Team (USAR) is on the ground in Vermont working closely with @vemvt & other USAR teams along the Winooski River initiating rescues of residents trapped by flood waters. This morning the teams rescued 5 people and 3 pets. #VTflood23 pic.twitter.com/DssGTmX2Ti
— CT Emergency Management & Homeland Security (@CTDEMHS) July 11, 2023

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The team rescued five residents and three pets Tuesday morning, according to the agency.

It is the first time in the team's history that it will be able to help a nearby state in a time of need, according to a Facebook post from Connecticut Task Force 1.