A couple has reunited after a volunteer pilot, who rescued the wife, was threated with arrest if he went back to rescue the husband.
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The Coffeys and their cat were the only two living beings inside their mountainside home that sits along the Broad River. MORE HERE: https://www.qcnews.com/news/investigations/wife-saved-by-volunteer-pilot-met-angry-official-at-landing-zone-husband-stranded/
Tell the officials to pound sand and do whatever you want to.
El muchaco piloto esta mas loco que el fireman . I would of flown him out . Carajo
This one case in millions during shadow slavery . Thank god this couple survived .
The chief was at the door so he could have spoke and this town manager is foolish. I want to say a lot worse but I’ll be humbled. Don’t cry when the people stand up to the corrupt and take their country back.
Thank you,God Bless You❤
Where was he going to put you?? In jail??
You tell them girl . He just trying to hit on you . Imagine 20 helicopters flying all over the place criss crossing each other . HEEELLLOOOOO !! Comon sense man .
Trust your government they said. It’ll be fine they said. 😡
“Hold it right there sir. Even if people are starving, thirsty and possibly dying, we can’t have you just saving folks Willy nilly. You gotta answer to us.”
Morons!!!
Town manager is Olivia Stewman
Ass. Fire Chief is Chris Melton
Remember those names
Bro they saved everyone left alive basically but said they refused to save this 1 single man and instead made him walk himself to safty ? How is this not insane , the firee guy should be arrested or at the least someone should get in trouble .
This is nothing but bureaucratic BS, and this town manager is an idiot…
Chief is claiming now if the chopper pilot wasn’t interfering he’d be getting praise for the rescue. Chopper pilot made him feel like another useless bureaucrat.
Cotizens in that area seriously need to be investigating their city officials. If 1 + 1 = 2 then there is so much corruption errupting here
Loved to see Melton's idiot face when he opened the door half way through the interview. Chicken.
Chris Melton needs to GO. 👎
Fire Departments emphasize this Federal authored Incident Command System to the point they've lost some level of common sense. I've been trained in ICS and my take away was it gave an ego boost to Fire Command. They've forgotten how to listen. Is there a need coordinate efforts? Certainly, but leaving people stranded for days until they risk death is not the answer. It's not about personal ego. The whole tempo of first responder activity changed with the introduction of ICS. It needs to be overhauled.
Stupid woman trying to defend Melton. Whatever lady, SAVE it! 😡🖕
In 2024 people just don’t have the ability to admit when they are wrong.
Can someone help me understand, WTF would the chief tell him to stop, what the pilot a member of the fire department, was the chopper property of the fire dpt? so many questions and thing I don't understand.
Please show me the law under which a man in free space can’t fly his vehicle to save people. They did this in Katrina and the Texas hurricane afterwards and now this one. Please explain to me why these beaucrats think they can save us better than we want save our save ourselves. And to threaten arrest a man in need is despicable because you think it’s all your operation. You don’t own Mother Nature and that’s been proven to you. Now we will take care of each other and we do t need your permission.
I'm not a crier but every time I watch a story like this one, I can't help it. Glad these people are okay. This Melton fellow should be sued and then fired. People like him get in the way of those who actually help others.
This dosent sound like Maga country the way this fire chief is talking to people.
Jeez these drama filled questions. So happy the folks came out of this alive and healthy, but some of those questions are why some folks can't stand reporters. Well, formerly reporters; life sucking drama queens today. That city manager is so full of crap. Everything she said was either false, or none of their damned business. It was his choice to take whatever risk.
You all need to go and leave a review on Google review and leave a bad review for the volunteer department it is lake lure fire department and if you click on it is at the top and leave a one star review
Shame on you Chris Melton, you're a coward for putting this woman on to front the hard questions about your decisions. What a softie.
Melton: not available for comment
Also Melton: 9:39 🚪👀
You should definitely follow up after the next few elections
Thank God for this helicopter pilot, thank you and God Bless for saving lives !😘
The fact that the chief was not only making him leave the husband behind but tried to make him leave his own son is disgusting. He needs to be fired and investigated. I'm so sorry for this couple and what they went through. What a nightmare.
God bless all the private citizens who have stepped up— to heck with bureaucracy in a time like this
They put that man in a situation that was 50 times more dangerous than having the helicopter bring him back!! And for the town manager to sit in her office and say that makes me sick! They would have rather let a man die instead of being rescued!! They pulled him through a raging river full of debris that could have killed him! It's safer to fly in a chopper by a long shot
"Threated"
Might want to hire some proofreaders.
Chief Melton's mustache speaks volumes as to his inflated self-image and ego. People on a power trip make the worst decisions.
Why is the town manager speaking up forcthis man? I sense a heaping pile of BS and butt covering. Fire that assistant chief!
And how is dragging a guy across a raging river safer than taking the man in a chopper? She's a face they don't think will make people angier. But she's full of horse hockey.
There’s no amount of training that can prevent a soldier from getting shot in war, dying but they call them heroes !
So what’s the difference of a person volunteering to help ?
This fire chief showed nothing but his ignorance with his authority !
I feel bad for this lady to have to answer these questions. Just BS they didn’t have enough staff or equipment to be turning help away.
@ 9:42 well well well, look who walked in the door, I thought he was too busy. Disgusting how their little minds think they’re in charge. All efforts to get people help and rescue citizens are blessings! Where was he going to put you?? In jail? Did he even have cuffs? 🤦🏻♀️
Even the town manager is a joke… just trying to cover up it’s crazy. Just say what it is a major power trip, lives are more important than your bureaucracy.
I bet if that was his family on the mountain he would have gladly instructed the pilot to bring them back. He is a power hungry idiot.
This sure doxed Chief Melton! The Internet remembers a long time! In the future, every time he is searched for on the Internet, this story will be found. If I were him, I’d change my name and move at least a thousand miles so that people in my new location hopefully don’t know how foolish I am.
I checked the city's website. It has the contact information for both the Assistant Fire Chief and the City Manager. I don't remember if it had any information about the social media accounts for the city.
The biggest crime here is that ridiculous "Walrus" mustache.
Omw from CO, halfway there, explicitly to find and ask wtf of this guy
How much did they pay her to just sit there and keep that straight face😡😡😡😡😡