Social Impact & Volunteering

Banker With a Boat Joins Houston Storm Heroes

Chase McKinney, a Wells Fargo team member and boat owner, joined other civilian rescuers in Houston after Hurricane Harvey.
Sep 11, 2017 4:30 PM ET
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Chase McKinney carries a young boy to safety from the floodwaters in northeast Houston.

Banker with a boat joins storm heroes in Houston

With barely a puddle in his own driveway and the human toll from Hurricane Harvey growing by the minute, Chase McKinney heeded the call from Houston police and Harris County and became a citizen rescuer. (YouTube: 1:48 minutes)

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