Tag Archives: Austin-Travis County EMS

Help with Humberto

Posted on September 12, 2007 | Comments Off on Help with Humberto

The Austin-Travis County EMS and the Texas Army National Guard left this afternoon for the coast to help anyone hurt by TS Humberto.

"Five rescue medics will be assigned to a boat squad; four rescue medics will be assigned to staff two helicopter squads and will be teamed with military pilots and rescue personnel aboard Texas National Guard Blackhawk helicopters."

Humberto is gathering strength little by little and could go ashore near Galveston sometime tonight. JD, at the Mouth of the Brazos blog, is wondering what, if anything, Brazoria County will get, and musing about a beach house he lost to similar storms. 

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Through the floodgates

Posted on July 10, 2007 | Comments Off on Through the floodgates

Two teenage girls and a canoe. Pulled under and through the floodgates at Longhorn Dam. Whoa.

"Paramedics evaluated the victims at the scene, and then transported both to Brackenridge Hospital. Neither of the girls appeared to have life-threatening injuries, however paramedics report one victim did swallow a significant amount of water."

I’d imagine so. This is why Lake Travis is closed. You can bet it would happen there, too.

UPDATE  One of them tells KVUE: "My whole body hurts. I spent the better half of today in a neck brace, stuck with needles, and strapped to a hospital bed. We are both very thankful to be alive."

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