KILT-A (SportsRadio 610)/Houston's John Lopez Saves Fellow Houstonians From Hurricane Harvey Flooding

John Lopez

CBS RADIO Sports KILT-A (SPORTS RADIO 610)/HOUSTON middayer JOHN LOPEZ went above and beyond earlier this week during the flooding in his city from HURRICANE HARVEY. USA TODAY reports LOPEZ, "pulled into a middle-aged couple’s front yard on a 16-foot fishing boat TUESDAY afternoon. Although they had never met, the HOUSTON-area couple was thrilled to see him. He tossed them two life vests and helped them onto the boat. He never said his name, nor did they say theirs. There was no need for introductions. The couple was safe, and LOPEZ was again on his way to find more survivors in the wake of the overwhelming devastation left by HURRICANE HARVEY."

LOPEZ borrowed a boat to help rescue the couple and do what he could for others in need. 

“These were regular people,” LOPEZ told USA TODAY Sports. “They never thought the water would get that high, so you get them out and they just hug your neck and you never see them again, but you feel good you did it.”

USA TODAY adds, "LOPEZ, an avid fisherman whose home was not flooded, sent out a few similar tweets. He received a dozen responses and ended up with two small fishing boats, using one for the first part of the afternoon, then switching to the second for the rest of the day."

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