LUMBERTON, Texas _ As the waters were rising, Kyle Parry didn't have time to think about his home, or his wedding in 13 days. The Lumberton firefighter, 35, was scrambling from house to house in a boat in torrential rain, banging on windows to get people out as the floodwaters rose.
It was Monday. Harvey, the storm that seemed to never end, was supposed to return the next day and hit this town, north of Beaumont, hard. Parry's house hadn't flooded before, so he figured it would be fine. But soon he started receiving rescue calls in his neighborhood.
Between calls, he stopped by his house. The water had risen to his door, but not yet invaded.
He grabbed his dogs, Fiona and Maggie, and Maggie's six puppies who were born three weeks ago. He hadn't entered his spare bedroom in two weeks, since his fiancee told him not to see her wedding dress there. Now, he grabbed the white dress from its hanger and balled it up without looking at it, then placed it on the top shelf of the closet.
He knew how long his fiancee had looked for that dress, scouring websites and stores for the perfect style and fit.
He hoped it would be safe.
