This incident caught on video is a dramatic depiction of the terror, panic, and urgency created in flood-related rescues.

'Hey, I think this dog is trying to lead us somewhere. So we're going to follow him," a volunteer said at the time.

The children were trapped with no way out, so the officers coached them to break out the window and jump into their waiting arms.

The family was worried they'd never see their beloved dog again, but then a work crew found a disheveled animal they thought was a bear.

Rescue crews and a Fulton County Communications specialist were able to locate the wayward group in under an hour.