Son swims half a mile to save mom from flooded Florida home during Hurricane Ian

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Son swims half a mile to save mom from flooded Florida home during Hurricane Ian.

, bringing a powerful storm surge and 150 mph winds. They tell the story of Lauder's journey to save his mother, Karen Lauder, from the home she refused to leave, despite the family's pleading ."That's how I unintentionally documented the whole ordeal," he said.

Johnny Lauder takes a selfie with his mother, Karen Lauder, 86, as he came to rescue her after water flooded her home, in Naples, Fla., Sept. 28, 2022, following Hurricane Ian."She said the water was up to her wheelchair and hitting her belly button," Lauder said. He was sheltering at his son's house, a half mile from his mom.

Karen Lauder lies just above the water line on a table, wrapped in sheets to keep warm after water flooded her home, in Naples, Fla., Sept. 28, 2022, following Hurricane Ian.They waited three hours for the water to subside, so he could push her through the streets in her wheelchair. When the water was a couple feet high, he called for his 20-year-old son to join them and help push grandma to safety.

 

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