NEW BERN, N.C. — A photo of a man and his kitten named Survivor being rescued Friday from floodwaters in North Carolina has gone viral.
Robert Simmons Jr. and Survivor were captured by The News & Observer photographer Andrew Carter as they were rescued by boat from waist-deep floodwaters.
While Simmons' home that he shares with his father was spared from flooding, the streets surrounding his home had turned into rivers, Simmons said. That's what prompted Simmons to leave, because he was concerned about being trapped at home indefinitely. He told reporters that he tried to convince his father to go with him, but he refused.
Simmons, 40, told The News & Observer that he'd been through hurricanes Bertha, Fran, Irene and Matthew yet had never seen the flooding so bad in his neighborhood.
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The rescuers dropped off Simmons and Survivor at a shelter.