As hurricane-fueled floodwaters surged into Tennessee's Nolichucky River, Boone McCrary, his girlfriend and chocolate lab Moss headed out on his fishing boat to rescue a man from his collapsing home.

As floodwaters surged into Tennessee's Nolichucky River, Boone McCrary headed out on his fishing boat to rescue a man from his collapsing home.

I’ve never had anyone risk their life for me,” David Boutin, the man Boone McCrary had set out to rescue said. “From what I hear that was the way he always been. He’s my guardian angel, that’s for sure.

Following Hurricane Helene, early October floodwaters in Tennessee swept a small dog 20 feet up in a tree. Rescued by firefighters and a K-9 team near the Nolichucky River, the pup survived five days before being reunited with its family.

As the Hurricane Helene-driven waters rose around the Nolichucky River in Tennessee, Boone McCrary, his girlfriend and his chocolate lab headed out on his fishing boat to search for a man who was stranded by floodwaters that had leveled his home.

As the Hurricane Helene-driven waters rose around the Nolichucky River in Tennessee, Boone McCrary, his girlfriend and his chocolate lab headed out on his fishing boat to search for a man who was stranded by floodwaters that had leveled his home.