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A West Michigan native is among the hundreds of U.S. Coast Guard crew members aiding in rescue efforts in flood-ravaged Houston and nearby cities.
Eric Dykema, who’s from the Grand Rapids area, works at Air Station Houston as an avionics electrical technician. That means that when helicopters come into the station, he fuels them and fixes any possible electrical problems. He and his wife have lived in Houston for about two years.
His wife Ashley Dykema said the flooding has kept her husband from coming home since Sunday. He’s been putting in long days — 12 hours on, 12 hours off — and sleeping in his car as Coast Guard crews have flown in from all over the country to help in the rescue efforts.
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