TAMPA, Fla. - Grey Bull Rescue rescued two groups of Americans stranded in Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa on Friday night.

What we know:

The first plane came late Friday with about 170 people on board. The second plane is expected in the early morning hours on Saturday with 170 additional people on board.

This is a privately run and funded effort that depends on the donations of those in the community. The non-profit has done rescues like this before in Israel, Ukraine and Haiti.

They even helped to bus people to the airport in Kingston.

What they're saying:

Grey Bull understands that getting Americans home means more resources can go towards helping Jamaicans rebuild after this storm.

"What we like to do is get the Americans to safety first as quickly as possible, because we d

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