How a good samaritan braved death to rescue 98-year-old Mae Amburgey and family from Kentucky floods

How a good samaritan braved death to rescue 98-year-old Mae Amburgey and family from Kentucky floods
98-year-old Mae Amburgey was rescued by an anonymous man (Missy Crovetti/Gofundme)

A good Samaritan rescued a 98-year-old grandmother and her family who were struggling to make it out of their water-filled Kentucky home during the disastrous flood that swallowed the state.

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Randy Polly was driving to get some gas on Thursday morning when he witnessed a man saving the lives of an elderly woman and others who were trapped in a house as the water kept rising. Polly told CNN he heard some people yelling "Get me help, get help." He immediately called 911, but the rescue team was already overwhelmed by the neck-deep floodwaters and unable to answer any emergency calls.