This is definitely a must-see video. But first, here’s the back-story of how State Rep. Mike Turner, the Democratic Caucus Chair in the Tennessee State House, found himself wading through neck-deep floodwaters to rescue individuals stranded in the flood:
A resolution honoring Turner, a local fire captain, was read Wednesday on the House floor.
Before the resolution was read, footage from a local television station showed Turner in water up to his neck using an inflatable air mattress to rescue people stuck in a flooding apartment complex in east Nashville.
That video is from the local WZTV news station in Nashville – Rep. Turner is the first man shown ferrying people through the water:
Congratulations to Rep. Turner for the State House resolution honoring his bravery, and thank you, Rep. Turner, for all your service to the people of Tennessee – in the legislature and, in this case, in the middle of the devastating flooding.
[cross-posted at dlcc.org]