HOUSTON — People made a human chain to rescue a man after he was trapped in rising floodwaters from Hurricane Harvey. <br /> <br />Viral video of the heroic rescue was captured by Maritza Castillo. It shows people instinctively forming a human chain to save an elderly man from his SUV before it was washed away, CNN reported. <br /> <br />In the footage, the interstate is totally flooded as the good samaritans link arms to reach the man. <br /> <br />After reaching the vehicle, they work on getting the door open. They successfully get the man out of the truck and the rising floodwaters. <br /> <br />The man was then taken to the hospital where he was reunited his son, according to CNN. <br /> <br />The US coast guard said on Wednesday it had saved more than 940 people from floodwaters around Houston. That brings the total rescued by all agencies to 4,500 — oh yeah, and 113 pets were saved too.
