Members of California’s Orange County Fire Authority rescued a rabbit stranded in a tree in the wake of Hurricane Florence in Duplin County, North Carolina on September 17, and released it safely.

Footage shows California Task Force 5 members lifting the rabbit out of their boat to set it free in a safe location.

The Task Force had been dispatched to evacuate a neighbourhood when they discovered the rabbit stranded in a tree. Credit: OCFA PIO via Storyful