Paramedics are loading Patricia. Bowser of Florissant, MO into the backseat of the
Piper Dakota Aircraft flown by Tony Bavauso -Operation Teacup Volunteer, at the Baton Rouge, LA Airport.
Thomas and Patricia. Bowser in the backseat of the Piper Dakota flown by Tony Bavuso -"Operation Teacup" Volunteer just before takeoff from Baton Rouge Airport
Paramedics, Thomas and Patricia. Bowser, center, Tony Bavuso - Pilot Volunteer with Operation Teacup
after landing at the Spirit of St. Louis airport in St. Louis, MO. Paramedics transported Patricia Bowser to a Nursing Home.
Thomas and Patricia Bowser were rescued from their home in New Orleans after cutting a hole in the roof
and being rescued by boat. They made their way to the New Orleans Shelter, then to another shelter, and
then to the LSU Special Needs Shelter in Baton Rouge, LA where they were matched up with an Operation
Teacup Volunteer Pilot, Tony Bavuso of Kansas City, MO who picked them up at the Baton Rouge Airport.
Bavuso, paid his own expenses for the aircraft and the trip
Operation Teacup is operated out of Charlottesville, VA by Fred Quarles, another pilot volunteer
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