'I'm really upset at myself for staying': Tales of rescue and heartbreak in Hurricane Florence's wake
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Staying put seemed like a good idea to Jeanette Rivera until Hurricane Florence rumbled ashore on Friday.
With wind whipping and water rapidly rising around her house in Sneads Ferry, North Carolina, Rivera was cursing herself for not leaving when she had the chance — and waiting to be rescued.
"I'm really upset at myself for staying," Rivera, 47, told NBC News. "I just want to get out of here."
"Half my dock is floating," she said. "Our house is completely surrounded by the ocean on all sides. I feel like our house could go at any minute. ... We already have a foot of water in our garage and the neighbor's house is completely flooded out."
Rivera said she and her husband had ridden out other storms at home. She said they remembered how difficult it was for residents to return after Hurricane Matthew in 2007.
Plus, Rivera said, her husband is a doctor and they wanted to be around in case anyone needed his help. But now they need help.
"It's difficult for me to watch," she said. "Every angle that I look, I'm surrounded by ocean."
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A bitter lesson to learn.