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Aerial Coast Guard rescue from New Orleans Apartment Building

Aerial view of a Coast Guard rescue swimmer in an orange suit and blue helmet guiding a woman into a hoist basket above floodwaters.

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USCG Released photos, Hurricane Katrina

NEW ORLEANS (Aug. 30, 2005) - Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Scott D. Rady, 34, of Tampa, Fla., give the signal to hoist a pregnant woman from her apartment here today. In all, the Coast Guard rescued 11 survivors from the apartment building. Rady is a rescue swimmer sent from Clearwater, Fla., to help aid in search and rescue efforts in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 2nd Class NyxoLyno Cangemi 050830-C-3721C-071 (FR)

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“Aerial Coast Guard rescue from New Orleans Apartment Building,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/2395.