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>> it was amazing. i was a little bit stunned for a second and then my mind started gearing up. >> yeah, keep it tight. i dont want him slipping down. >> by now its been almost two hours. paul is understandably exhausted. captain roy knows that no matter what plan he comes up with, hell need maximum effort from everybody involved including 11-year-old paul. >> at the time, he was getting real sleepy, so i talked to him and asked, do you play baseball? he said, oh, yeah. he perked up. i said you ...

You see the sign and the big tree behind it? that is the bank of the creek. all of this is flooded. you can see how quickly it is moving. this is the same water that were seeing that is eroding roads all throughout this entire area. i want to go back to the video of that rescue you were just showing because it was three vehicles that were in a ditch area around the roads were eroded according to rescuers who were on scene. there was one person trapped in each vehicle. they were able to get them ...

Arrives from l.a. and captain roy, who thought hed seen it all, cant believe what hes looking at. >> it was amazing. i was a little bit stunned for a second and then my mind started gearing up. >> yeah, keep it tight. i dont want him slipping down. >> by now its been almost two hours. paul is understandably exhausted. captain roy knows that no matter what plan he comes up with, hell need maximum effort from everybody involved including 11-year-old paul. >> at the time, he was getting real sleepy...

And sho its all about the response time. you know, how quickly can we respond from point a to point b, or from a zone to the impact zone where the waves are breaking and back out of that. >> archie, he definitely puts other ahead of himself when it comes to game time where he has to save somebody. >> i started screaming help, help! and the next thing i know, this wonderful man has a little flotation device and was dragging us through the waves! >> reporter: today, his innovating new rescue techn...

I was a little bit stunned for a second and then my mind started gearing up. >> keep it tight. i dont want him slipping down. >> by now, it has been almost two hours. paul is understandably exhausted. captain roy knows that no matter what plan he comes up with hell need maximum effort from everybody involved, including 11-year-old paul. >> at the time, he was getting real sleepy, so i talked to him and asked, do you play baseball? he said, oh yeah. he perked up. i said, you know how you are out ...

None of their usual rescue techniques, pulley systems, drilling, powerful air vacs to separate rock seemed like they would work in this situation. and just then, it hits him. >> i thought of wesson oil, give him some lubrication. >> wesson oil, not exactly a technique you learn the rescue school, but he is trained to respond fast so he dispatches people, including pauls brother tommy, to come back the vegetable oil. >> so we said, okay, well be right back. >> they returned within minutes passing...

Arrives from l.a. and captain roy, who thought he had seen it all, cant believe what hes looking at. >> it was amazing. i was a little bit stunned for a second and then my mind started gearing up. >> keep it tight. i dont want him slipping down. >> by now, it has been almost two hours. paul is understandably exhausted. captain roy knows that no matter what plan he comes up with hell need maximum effort from everybody involved, including 11-year-old paul. >> at the time, he was getting real sleep...

From l.a.. >> i was a little bit stunned for a second and then my mind started gearing up. >> keep it tight, i dont want him slipping down at all. >> by now its been almost two hours. paul is understandably exhausted. captain roy knows that hell need assistance from everyone involved, even little paul. >> at the time he was getting a little bit sleepy. i said do you play baseball? >> he said, oh, yes. >> captain roy runs through his options. none of their usual rescue techniques, pulley systems,...

>> by now, it has been almost two hours. paul is understandably exhausted. captain roy knows that no matter what plan he comes up with hell need maximum effort from everybody involved, including 11-year-old paul. >> at the time, he was getting real sleepy, so i talked to him and asked, do you play baseball? he said, oh yeah. he perked up. i said, you know how you are out there and it is hot and you are tired and your coach wants to give you a little more physical effort and things to push yourse...