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First Sergeant Ed Maness is a twenty–two–year veteran of the North Carolina Highway Patrol. As manager of the Highway Patrol's Video and Computer Training Group, Maness often takes to the skies to record the aftermath of events like hurricanes. He was unaware, however, that his assignment following Floyd would lead to a daring rescue attempt and an award for heroism. He was interviewed in his Raleigh office in July 2002.

"People don't understand that twelve inches is enough water to float a full–size car. Literally take it off the road. When you add a current that's like a beach current, then you're just asking for trouble. And I think that's the main thing that people did not understand. We saw it so many times. People who thought they could get through an area, and when they got in the water they started to slip and slide, and they got scared, and when they got scared they lost it, and when they lost it, they lost their lives."