Two teenage brothers paddled a kayak to the rescue

Brittany Grant spent more than three hours on her kitchen counter in Palm Bay, Florida, with her young son and three dogs, as floodwater rose around them. She called 911 repeatedly. Crews couldn't reach the house. So she posted to Facebook instead. A mother nearby saw the message and sent her two teenage sons. Jonah Marshall, 15, borrowed a neighbor's kayak. His brother Lucas, 17, grabbed his paddleboard. They paddled over and got Grant's son out first. Lucas, guessing the boy was scared, kept him talking the whole way, asking his name and how school was going, then offered, "This is a weird day, isn't it?" The brothers brought everyone, dogs included, back to dry land. Grant and her son are staying with a friend now. "The community came together and saved us," she said. "If it wasn't for them, I don't know how we would have gotten out."