In the aftermath of Hurricane Helene's ferocious landfall as a Category 4 storm, the U.S. Coast Guard has taken to the skies to survey the extent of the destruction left in its path along Florida's west coast.

The United States Coast Guard rescued a sailor and his dog stranded in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida as Hurricane Helene barreled its way toward land Thursday. The man and his pooch were aboard a 36-foot sailboat that “became disabled and began taking on water” Thursday afternoon,

We’re just glad that everything worked out,” said Coast Guard spokesman Eric Rodriguez. “This is why we do what we do.”