When an Ontario man heard that his sister鈥檚 house in Houston had flooded earlier this week, he bought an extreme-terrain vehicle, grabbed his best friend and headed to Texas.
Pat Quirk of Guelph, Ont., bought a $25,000 extreme-terrain vehicle that he could use both on land and in floodwaters.
His friend of more than 10 years, Bill Hamilton, a landscaper, didn鈥檛 hesitate to join him.
鈥淗e was worried, so he wanted to come down and wanted me to help him,鈥� Hamilton said.
They loaded the extreme-terrain vehicle in the back of a pickup truck on Monday and drove across five states in 24 hours, arriving Tuesday.
Quirk鈥檚 sister was safe in a hotel. But the damage to her home was extensive.
鈥淭he second floor is good,鈥� Hamilton said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 the main floor that鈥檚 filled with water.鈥�
But Quirk found another use for the extreme-terrain vehicle: rescuing others still trapped by the flood waters.
As of Friday, the two friends from Guelph had already rescued at least a dozen people.
With a report from CTV鈥檚 Melanie Nagy in Houston, Texas
