The Nature Reliance Podcast: Where Wilderness and Human Nature Collide
The Nature Reliance Podcast explores real stories of wilderness survival, human decision-making under stress, awareness, and the lessons nature quietly teaches us all.
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The Nature Reliance Podcast: Where Wilderness and Human Nature Collide
#116 Challenges for Search and Rescue Teams during the Eastern KY Floods of 2022
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Today's episode details the events of a 1,000-year flood that hit Eastern Kentucky in July 2022. One of the first responding teams to the area was the Wolfe County Search and Rescue Swift Water Boat Team. Our guests John May and Jim Cuppy detail the events of that early morning and the days to follow.
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