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Katrina Survivors in USCG Helicopter

Survivors, including a woman in a red shirt and several children, sit closely together inside a Coast Guard helicopter's cabin, with instrument panels visible in the background.

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USCG Released photos, Hurricane Katrina

NEW ORLEANS (Aug. 30, 2005) - Survivors, pulled from their apartment building by a Coast Guard rescue swimmer, sit on the floor of an HH-65 Jayhawk rescue helicopter here today. In all, the Coast Guard rescued 11 survivors from the apartment building. Coast Guard rescue crews have been working to rescue individuals trapped in their homes in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 2nd Class NyxoLyno Cangemi 050830-C-3721C-143 (FR)

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“Katrina Survivors in USCG Helicopter,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/2396.