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GLOBE, Ariz. - A 15-year-old managed to save his family during historic flooding in Globe, almost losing a limb in the process.

What we know:

Imagine floodwaters taking over your home, making it impossible to exit through the doors.

It was the quick thinking of Globe teen Tim Mellema that got him and his parents out of that exact nightmare just days ago.

Tim's sister, Rose Mellema, said she was at a coffee shop in downtown Globe when extreme flooding hit the town on Sept. 26.

"So I texted my dad like, ‘Hey when you're picking me up, don't go this way because it's flooded,’" Rose said. "And he was like, ‘No, our house is completely flooded and Tim needs to go to the hospital.’"

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Rose soon learned her older brother was badly hurt because he had to physically br

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