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Alone in the sky, pilot and fiancee save 17 in Tenn. flood

This image taken from video provided by co-pilot Melody Among shows, a person stands on the roof Cooley Market gas station before being rescued by helicopter pilot Joel Boyers, Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021 in Waverly, Tenn. Boyers, who co-owns Helistar Aviation, said he ended up rescuing 17 people that day. He’s proud of that, but said he’s the one who should be thanking them. (Melody Among via AP) This image taken from video provided by co-pilot Melody Among, a home burns following flooding, Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021 in Waverly, Tenn. Helicopter pilot Joel Boyers, who co-owns Helistar Aviation, said he ended up rescuing 17 people that day. He’s proud of that, but said he’s the one who should be thanking them. (Melody Among via AP) This undated photo provided by John Pilkington shows helicopter pilot Joel Boyers and his fiancée, Melody Among at John C. Tune airport in Nashville, Tenn. The two helped rescue people from rooftops during a devastating flash flood that killed 20 people in Waverly, Tennessee, on Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021. (John Pilkington via AP) This image from video provided by Jeani Rice-Cranford shows Nashville-based helicopter pilot Joel Boyers rescuing people from a rooftop, Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021 in Waverly, Tenn. Boyers, who co-owns Helistar Aviation, said he ended up rescuing 17 people that day. He's proud of that, but said he's the one who should be thanking them. (Jeani Rice-Cranford via AP) This image from video provided by Jeani Rice-Cranford shows Nashville-based helicopter pilot Joel Boyers rescuing people from a rooftop, Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021 in Waverly, Tenn. Boyers, who co-owns Helistar Aviation, said he ended up rescuing 17 people that day. He's proud of that, but said he's the one who should be thanking them. (Jeani Rice-Cranford via AP)