A photo posted to Twitter Sunday of several elderly patients at La Vita Bella assisted-living facility in Dickinson, Texas trapped in waist deep water from flooding due to Hurricane Harvey went viral, prompting an effort that rescued fifteen residents within hours of the photo being posted.
The photo was posted to Twitter by Timothy McIntosh. McIntosh’s wife Kimberly told the Daily News of Galveston County the assisted-living facility is owned by her mother who sent the picture to them “at 9 a.m. this morning.”
McIntosh, who stated on Twitter he is Florida, posted the photo several times with messages including, “La vita Bella nursing home in Dickinson Texas is almost underwater with nursing home patients” and “Need help asap emergency services please RETWEET”. The photo was first posted at 9:57 a.m. EDT. The seniors were rescued in three hours after that with McIntosh announcing the rescue at 1:11 p.m. EDT.
La vita Bella nursing home in Dickinson Texas is almost underwater with nursing home patients pic.twitter.com/oCNkrgoRZY
— Timothy J. McIntosh (@DividendsMGR) August 27, 2017
Excerpt of the Daily News report:
Fifteen senior citizens were evacuated from the La Vita Bella nursing home in Dickinson, David Popoff, the city’s emergency management coordinator confirmed on Sunday afternoon.
A picture of the residents sitting in waist-deep water went viral on Twitter on Sunday.
Poppoff said the residents were rescued by helicopter.
“We were air-lifting grandmothers and grandfathers,” Popoff said.”
McIntosh posted updates on Sunday tracking the rescue effort.
Latest update on La Vita Bella home in Dickinson, TX.On “purple” high priority list. Coast Guard on route right now for rescue.#HoustonFlood
— Timothy J. McIntosh (@DividendsMGR) August 27, 2017
Thank you to Ken at Galveston County Emergency @galvcountyoem La Vita Bella is now the number 1 priority of all current rescue attempts.
— Timothy J. McIntosh (@DividendsMGR) August 27, 2017
Thank you to @SabinaABCNews, @MayraABC13, and @JohnWFerguson for reaching out and trying to assist us in rescuing our family at La Vita Bela
— Timothy J. McIntosh (@DividendsMGR) August 27, 2017
RESCUED!! Thank you to the National Guard & the Galveston City Emergency crew for our rescue; @GalvestonOEM #houstonflood @NationalGuard
— Timothy J. McIntosh (@DividendsMGR) August 27, 2017
Dickinson is located midway between Houston and Galveston on I-45 in Galveston County.
The condition of the patients who were rescued after spending hours in flood waters has not readily available.
source https://capitalisthq.com/seniors-in-flooded-texas-nursing-home-rescued-after-horrifying-photo-goes-viral/
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