Over the last 24 hours, the state of Georgia and its neighbors have been lashed by Hurricane Helene—a Category 4 hurricane that made landfall in rural Florida Thursday, killing 21 in four states.
As catastrophic as Helene and its ensuing flash flooding have been, it appears that the storm is not deterring two Georgia fans from their plans to attend the Bulldogs' football game against Alabama Saturday.
On Friday afternoon, Alison Mastrangelo of WSB-TV in Atlanta posted video on social media of a young Bulldogs fan boarding a raft in order to rescue another from flood waters. The duo plans to attend Saturday's contest.
"What made you want to go do this?" Mastrangelo asked the fan in the video.
"We're going to Tuscaloosa," the fan said. "I gotta save (my friend)."
Guys I know @SEC fans are built different but this guy just blew up a float to go rescue his friend who is trapped in a house. They’re going to the Georgia Alabama game and he doesn’t want his friend to miss it. #godawgs #atlanta pic.twitter.com/at5iAz3Ja7
— Alison Mastrangelo (@AlisonWSB) September 27, 2024
The fan pointed to his friend as Mastrangelo confirmed the details of the story.
"I'm not sure that's gonna do it," Mastrangelo told him. "That's gonna sink."
"We're about to find out," he replied, wading into the sewage.
Fortunately, both made it back in one piece—to cheers from the neighbors, mixed with jeers toward the friend's sister's Crimson Tide jacket.
GUYS THEY MADE IT ACROSS !! A lot of #GoDawgs cheers after. Also he’s a Bulldog fan just holding an Alabama rain jacket his sister gave him. Both safe and dry and leaving in a hour to Alabama. pic.twitter.com/FZeBpu1NkQ
— Alison Mastrangelo (@AlisonWSB) September 27, 2024
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This article was originally published on www.si.com as Georgia Fan Rescues Friend From Flood Waters, Says They Couldn't Miss Alabama Game.
