Office of Public Affairs
U.S. Coast Guard

Date: April 15, 2009

Contact:  Coast Guard Public Affairs(314) 269-2619
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This photograph of a Disaster Assistance Response Team flood punt, released by the U.S. Coast Guard, was taken during an overflight aboard an HH-65C rescue helicopter of the river in Lisbon, Tuesday, April 14, 2009. Local, state and federal agencies taking part in the Red River and Sheyenne River flood response continue to monitor river conditions throughout the area. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/ Petty Officer 3rd Class Patrick D. Kelley)

This photograph, released by the U.S. Coast Guard, was taken during an overflight aboard an HH-65C rescue helicopter of the river in Jamestown, Tuesday, April 14, 2009. Local, state and federal agencies taking part in the Red River and Sheyenne River flood response continue to monitor river conditions throughout the area. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/ Petty Officer 3rd Class Patrick D. Kelley)

VIDEO: In this video released by the U.S. Coast Guard, a Disaster Area Response Team (DART) deploys flood punts to conduct an area familiarization patrol along the Red River in Valley City, N.D., Tuesday, April 14, 2009. The DART augments several airboat teams from the Coast Guard and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service assisting flood-prone communities in the vicinity of the Red River. (U.S. Coast Guard video/Petty Officer 2nd Class Bill Colclough)

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VIDEO: In this video by the U.S. Coast Guard, an Air Station Traverse City, Mich., helicopter crew conducts an overflight of the areas affected by the Red and Sheyenne rivers flood waters, Tuesday, April 14, 2009. (U.S. Coast Guard video/Petty Officer 3rd Class Patrick D. Kelley)

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