ST. LOUIS — As soon as Linda Roever heard about the flooding, she jumped in her car and drove toward the animals at Stray Paws Rescue in old town St. Peters.
The road was flooded and impassable, so she parked at a Burger King nearly half a mile away. She waded through 4 feet of water as fast as she could. Roever, president of the board for the volunteer-run shelter, called 911 as she ran toward the building.
She rushed through the lobby, toward the first room on the left. But it was too late to save the puppies, according to board member Vicki Ferris, who recounted the details of the rescue.
