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Coast Guard rescues newborn baby, family from flooded Carpinteria home

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The U.S. Coast Guard rescued a family of five -- including a newborn baby -- from a flooded home in Santa Barbara County. (KABC)

CARPINTERIA, Calif. --
The U.S. Coast Guard rescued a family of five -- including a newborn baby -- from a flooded home in Santa Barbara County.

The Coast Guard went to a house in Carpinteria Tuesday after it was slammed by a mudslide.

VIDEO: Firefighters rescue girl trapped in Montecito home amid powerful mudslide
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Crews rescued a girl trapped in rubble from a Montecito home amid a powerful mudslide that wiped away multiple residences and shut down roads in the area.



One by one, emergency crews saved a couple, their baby, their 7-year-old son and their 3-year-old daughter.

They also rescued the family's two dogs.

The Coast Guard says another helicopter crew saved more than 20 evacuees and pets from a shelter hit by the storm.

RELATED: Wrecked car found tangled around tree from deadly mudslides in Santa Barbara County
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The mangled wreckage of a car that was swept away by floodwaters in Montecito, California.

More than a dozen people were killed from the powerful debris flows that struck Santa Barbara County. A search for survivors continues.

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