A four-month-old baby, Lord, was found alive in a tree by his parents after being sucked into a devastating tornado in Tennessee, the BBC reported on December 15, 2023. Indeed, the Middle Tennessee region was hit by a series of destructive tornadoes since December 10, 2023, surprising residents, because no storm had been recorded there for a decade. At least six people died. But one family escaped the worst. While the whirlwind of violent winds tore the roof off the mobile home where his family was, an infant was taken away by the tornado. His parents and one-year-old brother were spared, but witnessing this terrible scene, the family was convinced that the worst had happened. “The tip of the tornado descended and lifted the bassinet my baby was in, Lord. It was the first thing that flew away.”the mother, Sydney, told a local news channel.
The father tries in vain to protect the baby
Her husband, Aramis, rushed to try to protect the baby while clinging to the cradle, but both were carried away: “He clung to the cradle, they went around in circles then were thrown“, she says. Sydney, for her part, protected their other son by throwing herself at him before the walls collapsed. After extracting themselves from the rubble, the little family undertook a perilous search in the pouring rain, determined to find their second son. Against all expectations, Lord was discovered a few minutes later, alive, in its cradle, perched in an overturned tree. A true miracle: “I thought he was dead. I was pretty sure he was dead and we weren’t going to find him.”testifies the mother, more than relieved. “It appeared to have been placed delicately on the tree [comme si] an angel had guided him safely to this place”. Despite cuts and bruises, the family survived the ordeal.