Black Hawk rescues families from flooded homes

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — The Wilmington Police Department was ready with open arms Tuesday when choppers landed at the Hanover Center parking lot with people they had rescued.

Emergency vehicles were ready to transport the families directly to local New Hanover shelters.

It marks a day filled with hope as Wilmington police say the Black Hawk has been making multiple rescues, mostly from Pender County where families were in desperate need of resources.