DATE: March 26, 2009 7:19:29 AM CDT
03-26-09: PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard responds to North Dakota flooding
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Date: March 26, 2009

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 Coast Guard units respond to North Dakota flooding

 

 PHOTOGRAPH OF: Coast Guard Air Boats

 In this photo released by the U.S. Coast Guard, two U.S. Coast Guard airboat crews prepare for their next search and resuce mission near Oxbow, N.D. Wednesday, March 25, 2009.  Four airboat crews have been deployed to assist local and state officials with rescue operations due to flooding along the Red River near Fargo, N.D. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Petty Officer 3rd Class Renee C. Aiello)

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 PHOTOGRAPH OF: Coast Guard crewmember breaking ice off equipment near Fargo, N.D.

In this photo released by the U.S. Coast Guard, Petty Officer 3rd Class Peter Marvin, a machinery technician from Coast Guard Station St. Clair Shores, Mich., works on the tire of an airboat trailer, Wednesday, March 25, 2009, in Oxbow, N.D.  The tire became frozen after exposure to the harsh winter elements following rescue missions in which Coast Guard airboats rescued 13 residents, including a man who was stranded in a tree.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Petty Officer 3rd Class Renee C. Aiello)

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PHOTOGRAPH OF: Coast Guard rescue swimmer assisting strandend residents near Abercrombie, N.D.

 In this photo released by the U.S. Coast Guard, Coast Guard rescue swimmer Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher Wheeler (center, wearing red rescue gear) uses a small boat to transport six people and two dogs to a safe rescue platform in Abercrombie, N.D., Wednesday, March 26, 2009. Wheeler was lowered from the helicopter and later assisted the four adults, one child, one infant and two small dogs as they were hoisted to safety by the rescue helicopter and crew from Air Station Traverse City, Mich. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Lt. Brendan Evans)

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PHOTOGRAPH OF: Coast Guard Air Boat crew responds to rescue call in Oxbow, N.D.

In this photo released by the U.S. Coast Guard, a crewmember from Station Sault St. Marie, Mich., responds to a search and rescue call, Wednesday, March 25, 2009, in Oxbow, N.D. Four airboat teams, two Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART), and two helicopter have deployed to North Dakota to provide assistance to local and state officials with Red River flooding operationas. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Petty Officer 3rd Class Renee C. Aiello)

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