who nearly slipped away. >> if i had let him go, he would have gone in the wind with the surge. >> washed away? >> washed away. >> reporter: the two trapped on that roof with nearly 30 others as the deadly storm surge overtook everything. >> the surge, you couldn't even look in the rain because it was burning your eyes, hitting you like pebbles. >> reporter: still leon considers himself one of the lucky ones. like so many others finally being reunited after days apart, not knowing if they would ever see each other again. is there anything left in your town? >> the only thing left right now is the courage of the people. >> reporter: courage now tested and the countless others rescuers are still trying to find. despite putting that death toll at 30, officials say that number could likely rise in the days ahead as crews still continue to reach those hard-hit areas nearly completely cut off. >> morgan chesky, thank you for that. here's how you can help with the recovery efforts in the bahamas.