Watch: Pixy the pig among animals plucked from Hurricane Ian's floodwaters in Florida
American Humane says teams have been in the area since Ian slammed into Southwest Florida last week.
Pot-bellied pig rescued from Ian floodwaters
Farm animals stranded in rising Hurricane Ian floodwaters were rescued by members of the American Humane in Arcadia, Florida. Footage shows a pot-bellied pig named Pixy being taken to safety. (Credit: American Humane / AMAZING ANIMALS+ /TMX)
ARCADIA, Fla. – Teams have been scouring Southwest Florida after Hurricane Ian slammed into the region last week, looking for people who survived the storm. There is one team, though, that has been searching for animals trapped in the aftermath.
Ian made landfall in the Fort Myers area Sept. 28 as a Category 4 hurricane with 150-mph winds. The storm not only pushed ashore feet of water from the Gulf of Mexico that tore through buildings, but also dumped more than a foot of rain that flooded inland parts of the Florida Peninsula.
![Hurricane Ian storm surge damages to Fort Myers Beach Elementary School.]()
Image 1 of 6Hurricane Ian storm damages to Fort Myers Beach Elementary School. (Image: Lee County School District) ( )
![A destroyed house is seen in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian in Matlacha, Florida on October 1, 2022.]()
Image 2 of 6A destroyed house is seen in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian in Matlacha, Florida on October 1, 2022. (RICARDO ARDUENGO/AFP)
![A resident walks past debris on Pine Island Road following Hurricane Ian in Matlacha Isles, Florida, US, on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022. Research firm Enki Holdings LLC pegs the economic cost of Hurricane Ian at $60 billion to $70 billion, based on damage to homes and infrastructure, as well as the cost of reconstruction and longer-term knock-on effects including the disruption in tourism.]()
Image 3 of 6A resident walks past debris on Pine Island Road following Hurricane Ian in Matlacha Isles, Florida, US, on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022. Research firm Enki Holdings LLC pegs the economic cost of Hurricane Ian at $60 billion to $70 billion, based on damage to homes and infrastructure, as well as the cost of reconstruction and longer-term knock-on effects including the disruption in tourism. (Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg)
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Image 4 of 6In this aerial view, a home burns after Hurricane Ian passed through the area on September 29, 2022 in Sanibel, Florida. (Joe Raedle)
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Image 5 of 6A vehicles wheels peek out of the water after Hurricane Ian passed through on September 30, 2022 in Fort Myers Beach, Florida. The hurricane brought high winds, storm surge and rain to the area causing severe damage. (Joe Raedle)
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Image 6 of 6Boats are left stranded on the shore in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian in Fort Myers, Florida, on September 29, 2022. (JOSEPH AGCAOILI/AFP)
According to a statement from officials at American Humane, the group dispatched a team to Florida after Ian made landfall aimed at rescuing animals that were caught in the fallout from the storm.
"Our team will be working tirelessly to do everything it can to rescue the precious animals caught in the wake of this destruction and help the resilient people of Florida come back from this stronger than ever," Robin Ganzert, the group’s CEO and president, said in the statement.
In a video posted Thursday, teams from American Humane are seen wading into waist-deep water in Arcadia, Florida, to pull a pot-bellied pig named Pixy from a flooded farm.
Tweets from American Humane show images of other animals, such as goats, horses, a chicken and cows, being rescued from floodwaters in Florida.
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