Florida man rescues neighbors on surfboard after Helene floods island city

Marty Thomas's heroics on Indian Rocks Beach one of few uplifting stories after storm kills at least 200 people

A man living in a Florida island city that was inundated with Hurricane Helene's deadly storm surge reportedly used his surfboard to rescue about a dozen of his neighbors - as well as pets - from flooded homes.

As told by WTVT, Marty Thomas's heroics on Indian Rocks Beach provided one of a precious few uplifting stories to come in the wake of Helene, which has killed at least 200 people across six south-eastern US states Thursday as search crews continued combing through the storm's wreckage.