It seems to happen after every major flood in Florida, and this time is no different: A group of manatees swam through Hurricane Helene’s floodwaters last week and became trapped in a small pond behind a funeral home,

Biologists, along with partners and the public, have been responding to reports of stranded manatees in Florida after Hurricane Helene struck Florida. The Category 4 hurricane brought record storm surge and flooded many lakes and rivers, where manatees live.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the Save the Manatee Club are working to save the stranded animals.

As Florida braces for Hurricane Helene, it's not just human residents at risk of damage and displacement. How wildlife weathers a big storm.

Even in their typical habitats, manatees become stranded when water levels recede to irregularly low levels, Save the Manatee Club says.

When Hurricane Helene tore through the southeast, it left a 500-mile path of devastation in its wake, from the Florida Gulf all the way to the mountains of Asheville, North Carolina. In Florida, the National Weather service reported that the storm surge climbed to 15 feet above ground level.