<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/first-responders" target="_blank" rel="noopener">First responders</a> have been hard at work helping people and animals with <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/hurricane-milton" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hurricane Milton</a> <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/major-hurricane-milton-makes-landfall-over-florida" target="_blank" rel="noopener">slamming</a> into <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/florida" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Florida</a> as a &#8220;major&#8221; Category 3 hurricane late on Wednesday.
Milton swept through the central part of the state, unleashing heavy rain, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/hurricane-milton-bears-down-on-florida-unleashes-tornadoes" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tornadoes</a>, and storm surge. At least 10 deaths have been <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/live-updates/milton-forecast-hurricane-tracker/?id=114553995" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> &#8212; and millions of customers lost power.
All the while, rescue efforts have been underway. Here are just a few, now that the hurricane has passed:
One striking <a href="https://x.com/USCGSoutheast/status/1844466002584842667" target="_blank" rel="noopener">video</a> posted to social media showed what the U.S. Coast Guard said was a helicopter crew saving a man holding onto a cooler about 30 miles off Longboat Key.
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Breaking?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Breaking</a> An <a href="https://twitter.com/USCG?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@USCG</a> Air Station Miami 65 helicopter crew rescued a man clinging to a cooler approximately 30 mi. off Longboat Key. 
The man was taken to Tampa General Hospital for medical care. 
Sector St. Pete lost communications w/ the man at approx. 6:45 p.m., Wed. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SAR?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SAR</a> <a href="https://t.co/64wSHuRAeH">pic.twitter.com/64wSHuRAeH</a>
&mdash; USCGSoutheast (@USCGSoutheast) <a href="https://twitter.com/USCGSoutheast/status/1844466002584842667?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 10, 2024</a></blockquote>
Coast Guard District 7, which shared the video, said the man was taken to Tampa General Hospital for medical care.
In a <a href="https://x.com/HCSOSheriff/status/1844401938953084999" target="_blank" rel="noopener">video</a> posted by the Hillsborough County Sheriff&#8217;s Office on Thursday, a boat crew can be seen rescuing a 14-year-old boy clutching onto a fence in floodwaters.
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Sheriff Chad Chronister and <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/teamHCSO?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#teamHCSO</a>&#39;s Marine Unit rescued a 14-year-old boy who was submerged in floodwaters and floating on debris following Hurricane Milton. <a href="https://t.co/mOInO7ZM0j">pic.twitter.com/mOInO7ZM0j</a>
&mdash; HCSO (@HCSOSheriff) <a href="https://twitter.com/HCSOSheriff/status/1844401938953084999?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 10, 2024</a></blockquote>
Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister <a href="https://www.wfla.com/news/hillsborough-county/14-year-old-found-floating-on-fence-in-tampa-floodwaters-after-hurricane-milton/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told WFLA</a> the boy stayed at a friend&#8217;s house after evacuating from the hurricane, and got stuck walking back home when it passed.
&#8220;It was literally out of a castaway movie, him laying on top of a fence, waving us,&#8221; Chronister said. &#8220;Out of breath, gasping for air as we pulled him up.&#8221;
Another <a href="https://x.com/HCSOSheriff/status/1844373543523410054" target="_blank" rel="noopener">video</a> from the Hillsborough County Sheriff&#8217;s Office showed the rescue of 135 residents from the Great American Assisted Living facility in Tampa.
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/teamHCSO?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#teamHCSO</a> rescued over 135 residents from the Great American Assisted Living facility in Tampa. We&#39;re thankful to be able to get all of these people to safety. <a href="https://t.co/LGq2aOWh9q">pic.twitter.com/LGq2aOWh9q</a>
&mdash; HCSO (@HCSOSheriff) <a href="https://twitter.com/HCSOSheriff/status/1844373543523410054?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 10, 2024</a></blockquote>
The Florida Highway Patrol shared a <a href="https://x.com/FHPTampa/status/1844036069219574083" target="_blank" rel="noopener">video</a> on Wednesday of troopers saving a dog tied to a pole with water up to its waist along I-75.
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FHP Troopers rescued a dog left tied to a pole on I-75 near Bruce B Downs Blvd this morning. Do NOT do this to your pets please… <a href="https://t.co/8cZJOfkJL2">pic.twitter.com/8cZJOfkJL2</a>
&mdash; FHP Tampa (@FHPTampa) <a href="https://twitter.com/FHPTampa/status/1844036069219574083?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 9, 2024</a></blockquote>
Responding to that post, Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis <a href="https://x.com/GovRonDeSantis/status/1844058578438717589" target="_blank" rel="noopener">thanked</a> the Florida Highway Patrol and delivered a warning to anyone who brings harm to pets.
&#8220;It is cruel for anyone to leave a dog tied to a post in the middle of an oncoming storm. FL will hold anyone who mistreats pets accountable,&#8221; DeSantis said.
With a follow-up post, the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles shared an update along with a photo appearing to show the dog in good spirits.
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Update: The dog rescued by <a href="https://twitter.com/FHPTampa?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FHPTampa</a> is safe and receiving care. Troopers brought him to a vet, where he was examined for injuries and received a clean bill of health. <a href="https://t.co/cut1jv7cBe">pic.twitter.com/cut1jv7cBe</a>
&mdash; FLHSMV (@FLHSMV) <a href="https://twitter.com/FLHSMV/status/1844085214131155027?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 9, 2024</a></blockquote>
&#8220;The dog rescued by @FHPTampa is safe and receiving care. Troopers brought him to a vet, where he was examined for injuries and received a clean bill of health,&#8221; it said.

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