Friday, September 09, 2005

Survivor Stories II

Larry Mitzel of Saskatoon and his friend, Jill Johnson of La Ronge, Canada: Holiday in hell: Sask. pair recount ordeal in New Orleans

Larry Bradshaw and Lorri Beth Slonsky are paramedics from California that were attending the EMS conference in New Orleans: EMS & Hurricane Katrina - Our Experiences

hans Buder from Martha's Vineyard, Mass.; Sonny Byrd from Rock Hill, S.C.; and David Hankla from Washington, D.C.: 3 Duke students tell of 'disgraceful' scene

Ged Scott, 36, of Liverpool, England: Briton slams US rescue 'shambles'

We looted to live

BBC Video clip

Vancouver's Urban Search and Rescue Crew: Vancouver Urban Search and Rescue

Evan Wolf, military reservist, Carville, Louisiana: Escape From New Orleans

Wardell Quezergue, "the Creole Beethoven": Living Legend Now In Fort Worth Tells Story Of Survival

Charles Covington, New Orleans, LA: Hurricane survivor shares his story (registration required; use www.bugmenot.com for username/password)

Wellington Saunders, police officer, Freeport, Bahamas: I escaped watery grave

Constable Saunders, who is stationed in Freeport, was even stopped from evacuating New Orleans by United States law enforcement officers just 12 hours before Katrina hit.
"It was Sunday afternoon when I started to evacuate. I drove in my car to I-10 towards to Baton Rouge," said ConstablConstable Saunders who was sent by the Royal Bahamas Police Force to study in New Orleans and had just four months to go before taking his final exams.
"The traffic was bumper to bumper so the state troopers and the police enforcement officers stopped everybody and we had to turn around to go back to New Orleans," added Constable Saunders, who was in The Bahamian sprint team at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

Lori Wilson, New Orleans, LA: Storm survivor here in Auburn
New Orleans resident escaped with little more than two dogs


Britons return to tell of anarchy in Superdome

Katrina Survivor Reunited With Daughter In Seaside
Leonard Pierce Trapped For Days In New Orleans


Survivor recounts a harrowing tale

Stephen Rea, Belfast, Ireland: I'm so lucky to have survived

New Orleans 'is gone,' says Canadian survivor

Framingham, Mass.: Vacation getaway

Mother of New Orleans’ last unclaimed baby finally found

Welcome to Lynnwood
A couple live up to their promise and bring their relatives home


New Orleans man, daughters arrive in Peoria for fresh start

Now in Sturtevant, Katrina survivors tell a harrowing tale

Indiana student:
Riding out the storm: Part 1
Riding out the storm: Part 2
Riding out the storm: Part 3

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