MANVEL, N.D. - Petty Officer 3rd Class Craig Ross (right) from U.S. Coast Guard Station Sturgeon Bay, Wis., and Andy Schneider, a Deputy Sheriff from the Grand Forks Sheriffs Department, conduct a welfare check April, 1, 2009, of a man residing in a home surrounded by flood waters. An airboat crew, from the Fish and Wildlife Department accompanied them to assist with welfare checks of homes affected by the Red River Valley floods. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/ Petty Officer 3rd Class Erik Swanson)