Florida man living in sailboat after losing home to floods

Take a look at this. Right now, debris is piled high lining the streets of Brevard County following last week's flash floods. A man who lost his home is now living on a sailboat with his two dogs. Esther Bauer is live along the Indian River tonight. So Esther, that boat is all this guy has. Luann it is. He lost his mobile home and all of his cars took on water. To make this even harder, he lost his dad just a few weeks ago, but he will not leave behind these two dogs, which his dad absolutely adored. So he is forced to live on the water until he can get back on his feet. You girls hungry? Let me get your food for you. Two dogs and a man all crammed together on a 30 foot sailboat surrounded by water and no idea when they'll have a home again. A living nightmare. It's hard to accept that it's reality, losing your place to live and everything you own. We met Joseph Gardner Jr. after he made it back to shore on this canoe. It's the only way he can get around, but it's pretty unstable and his dogs are too scared to climb in. A bigger boat got the dogs to his sailboat safely right after the floods, but now they're stuck there. I've got no way to get my dogs to land. I'm kind of stranded out here on the water, to be honest. He only has solar panel power during the day to charge his phone. No way to cook, and the generator on board also broken. It's very tough on me. There's no power at night. He also has no one to look after his dogs and won't leave them behind at a shelter because they meant too much to his dad. He lived his last moments for them dogs. So that's why I don't want to give him up. His dad just died a few weeks before the flood, and his dogs were his best friends. It's heart-wrenching. It really is. It's really sad. Iowa's Journey Dog Rescue is trying to help Joseph make it through. Worry about yourselves. Let us help you worry about the animals. She just dropped off dog food to him on the shore. Since the floods, she's seen an influx of people trying to part with their pets, and she wants to prevent that. And I feel very grateful for that. I feel very appreciative and I feel blessed. Joseph says the dog food helps and he's hopeful he'll get back on his feet. We're trying to get through it with the Lord. And he is trying to get his boat closer to shore so at least his dogs could be able to move around again. This animal rescue is still asking for community donations of dog and cat food.