Public safety officers conduct more than 100 swift water rescues, deploy National Guard helicopters

Swift water rescue teams throughout Vermont have conducted more than 100 rescues since flooding hit the state late Sunday, according to Vermont Emergency Management. 

Crews based in the state were joined by others from Connecticut, Massachusetts and North Carolina. Others were en route as of Tuesday morning. 

Vermont National Guard helicopters will also be deployed to help evacuate the hardest-hit areas inaccessible to swift water teams, Vermont Emergency Management said in a press release issued just after 10:15 a.m. Tuesday.

The agency noted that, even as some rivers in the state begin to crest, it will take time for them to recede. 

At 10:30 a.m., the National Weather Service ended its flood warning for much of the state. 

“Heavy rain has ended across the region though light rain may persist into early this afternoon,” the weather service said. “No new flooding is expected, but existing flood waters may be slow to recede.”