Watch Teen Brave Harvey Flood To Save Trapped Horse

Dominique Mosbergen
Updated

Amid the many stories of profound devastation and tragedy coming out of storm-ravaged Texas this week have been amazing examples of heroism and humanity. People who have risked their lives to help neighbors and strangers; generous folk who have opened their homes to save the stranded; rescue workers and others who have worked tirelessly to ensure no one is left behind.

But the heroes in Texas haven’t just been saving humans. Dogs, kittens, birds and bats have all been given a helping hand since Hurricane Harvey made landfall on Friday. And even farm animals aren’t being forgotten.

Videos shared on Facebook show a man and his family wading through deep floodwaters to rescue stranded horses and cattle in Cleveland, Texas. One clip shows Chance Ward’s 17-year-old son, Rowdy, saving a trapped horse that had been locked inside a pen. The video has been viewed almost 10 million times since Monday.

In a moving Facebook post shared on Tuesday, Ward said he has experience rescuing animals from floods.

“We make livestock our first priority, as I know many are helping people,” he wrote.

Ward added that he and Rowdy had rescued several horses that day after seeing a plea on Facebook saying the animals were trapped in high water.

In an earlier post, Ward shared a video showing cattle being rescued by “several local cowboys.”

“There is a lot of sad out of this storm, but I look at the positive,” Ward wrote on Tuesday. “There are a lot of great cowboys, plenty that are willing to do the same as us.”

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Residents embrace after being rescued from the floodwaters of Tropical Storm Harvey in east Houston, Texas, on Aug. 28, 2017.
Residents embrace after being rescued from the floodwaters of Tropical Storm Harvey in east Houston, Texas, on Aug. 28, 2017.
A Coast Guard helicopter hoists a wheel chair on board after lifting a person to safety in Houston. 
A Coast Guard helicopter hoists a wheel chair on board after lifting a person to safety in Houston. 
A Shell gas station is underwater at the intersection of Wallisville and Uvalde in Houston. 
A Shell gas station is underwater at the intersection of Wallisville and Uvalde in Houston. 
Laquanta Edwards holds her 1-year-old daughter Ladaja (right) and 9-month-old son, LaDarius, after they reached high ground by boat in east Houston.
Laquanta Edwards holds her 1-year-old daughter Ladaja (right) and 9-month-old son, LaDarius, after they reached high ground by boat in east Houston.
Residents use boats to evacuate from floodwaters in east Houston.
Residents use boats to evacuate from floodwaters in east Houston.
A policeman carries a young girl as her family follows, fleeing their home in east Houston.
A policeman carries a young girl as her family follows, fleeing their home in east Houston.
A house and vehicles stand in floodwaters in Spring, Texas. 
A house and vehicles stand in floodwaters in Spring, Texas. 
Shardea Harrison looks at her 3-week-old baby, Sarai Harrison, being held by Dean Mize as he and Jason Legnon used his airboat to rescue them after their neighborhood was inundated with flooding in Houston.
Shardea Harrison looks at her 3-week-old baby, Sarai Harrison, being held by Dean Mize as he and Jason Legnon used his airboat to rescue them after their neighborhood was inundated with flooding in Houston.
Dean Mize (left) and Jason Legnon carry a person to an airboat as they rescue people from their homes in Houston.
Dean Mize (left) and Jason Legnon carry a person to an airboat as they rescue people from their homes in Houston.
A truck driver walks past an abandoned truck while checking the depth of the water at an underpass in Houston.
A truck driver walks past an abandoned truck while checking the depth of the water at an underpass in Houston.
A person walks through a flooded street with a dog in Houston. 
A person walks through a flooded street with a dog in Houston. 
In this handout provided by the Army National Guard, a Texas National Guardsman carries a resident from her flooded home in Houston.
In this handout provided by the Army National Guard, a Texas National Guardsman carries a resident from her flooded home in Houston.
Naomi Coto carries Simba on her shoulders as they evacuate their home in Houston. 
Naomi Coto carries Simba on her shoulders as they evacuate their home in Houston. 
A resident of Bayou on the Bend watches the first floor flood as the Buffalo Bayou continues to rise in Houston. 
A resident of Bayou on the Bend watches the first floor flood as the Buffalo Bayou continues to rise in Houston. 
People wait to be rescued from their flooded homes in Houston. 
People wait to be rescued from their flooded homes in Houston. 
People walk down a flooded street in Houston. 
People walk down a flooded street in Houston. 
People wait on a flooded street in Houston. 
People wait on a flooded street in Houston. 
A man helps children across a flooded street in Houston. 
A man helps children across a flooded street in Houston. 
Groups of people walk down a flooded street in Houston. 
Groups of people walk down a flooded street in Houston. 

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