Family flees home in ski boat

9/13/2008 GALVESTON, TX Commercial fisherman Steven Rushing says he regrets staying on the island with his wife, 12-year-old son, 17-year-old pregnant daughter, 19-year-old son, a nephew, a cousin and two dogs.

Rushing says the family fled their house when the coach started floating and surge waters reached the TV set, which is about four feet off the ground.

The family traveled 16 blocks in the boat before running aground. They sprinted the remaining four blocks to the San Luis resort, which is where emergency personnel are headquartered.