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Meet the Survivors
Meet the Survivors

Surviving Katrina uncovers the personal stories of ordinary people who became heroes during one of the worst natural catastrophes in U.S. history. Learn more about a few of the people who took destiny into their own hands amidst tragedy and chaos.

Andrew Charles
   Andrew Charles
The National Guardsman called up after three weeks of training.
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   Dr. Ben de Boisblanc
The doctor faced with keeping 11 critically ill patients alive.
Dr. Greg Henderson
   Dr. Greg Henderson
The doctor who has returned home to New Orleans to start a new job.
Roxie McCovin
   Roxie McCovin
The sister who embarks on a rescue mission from New York to New Orleans to save her family.
Tina McCovin
   Tina McCovin
The granddaughter who stays to care for her disabled grandmother.
Dimetrius and Regina Prout
   Dimetrius and Regina Prout
The wife who stays despite misgivings. Her husband had never evacuated for a storm before.
Dorothy Stukes
   Dorothy Stukes
As a child she remembers her family throwing a hurricane party during Hurricane Betsey.
Celeste Waddell
  Celeste Waddell
The hospital caregiver who forms an unbreakable bond with a patient.

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