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Napping 2-year-old crushed to death by tree that fell into home during Michigan tornado
By Katherine Donlevy,
2024-06-06
A toddler was killed and his mother critically injured Wednesday when a tree crashed into their Michigan home during a tornado, officials said.
The 2-year-old and his mom were enjoying an afternoon nap together when “a massive tree was uprooted, falling onto a house and through the roof, landing on a bed,” the City of Livonia announced.
Every available firefighter in the city — and even the family’s neighbors — braved the storm to free the pair, who were pinned beneath the four-trunk hardwood tree around 3:30 p.m.
Two tornadoes touched down Wednesday afternoon in different areas of Lower Michigan. The Weather Channel
It took rescue crews an hour, a dozen chainsaws and high-pressure airbags to remove the broken roof and lift the tree off the boy and his mother.
The toddler succumbed to his injuries at the scene, officials said.
His mother was taken to a local hospital in critical condition. She was conscious and was being treated by paramedics throughout most of the extrication.
A 2-week-old infant was also napping in a separate room, along with the grandmother. Neither were injured, Click On Detroit reported.
“This is a terrible tragedy for our community,” said Mayor Maureen Miller Brosnan. “Our hearts are broken, too, and we send our deepest sympathies.”
It left behind widespread damage as it tore six miles through Livonia, leaving more than 30,000 homes and businesses without power.
According to city officials, the “spin-up storm” manifested so quickly that it didn’t show up on NSW radars until it was too late to issue severe weather warnings.
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