'Arcadia Cowboys' rescue cattle from flooding

They're known as the Arcadia Cowboys. A new video shows them wading straight into waist deep flood waters this week to rescue cattle stranded by the rising Peace River in DeSoto County. Fox 13's Kimberly Quezon spoke with the group who saddled up to save the day. When the Peace River started rising, Florida Cowboys across the area started getting calls for help. Not to rescue people, but to rescue their cattle and their animals on their land. They had around 20 calls for help. These men, all from different ranches, farms, and equestrian backgrounds, came together to help those in DeSoto and Hardy counties. Using a john boat, they went out, drove some of the cattle to an orange grove. Others had to be pulled out because of how wet areas were. These videos have caught a lot of attention because it's a good reminder A reminder that agriculture is a backbone of the state and Cattle first came to the area when Hernando DeSoto landed. Pete Brewer was one of the men helping, and he says they wouldn't have done it any differently. We've seen the cattle. They said that they were on a hill, and all they had was their neck, and if we would have left them in there that night, they would have all drowned. It's been fun for us, I mean, because it's different than just us working them in the pens and stuff like that, so we've had a really good time doing it. There is a real Florida, and it's not all high-rises and stuff. So and I hope that we can get a lot more of it back. But usually when it goes, we can't get it back. At least now they'll know there is real cowboys in Florida. It's not their first rodeo. These men are often called when cattle and animals get into situations like this. Hank Dine from Dine and Quine based out of Venice is one of the group as well. They have helped after Hurricane Ian and other storms. For Florida Cowboys, their job is far from over. They still have all of their daily work that they have to tend to, and they're still going out to areas where water remains and going out and they're checking on animals still in those parts. From Highlands County, Kimberly Quezon, Fox 13 News.