Last Saturday, a devastating tornado swept through several cities in the US state of Oklahoma.
(Post-Disaster Situation)
The post-disaster statistics are not yet complete, but the storm has killed at least five people and injured dozens more.
Vehicles were overturned, power lines were strewn across the road, many houses and buildings were devastated, tens of thousands of residents were displaced, and public facilities were forced to shut down due to power outages caused by the storm.
(Post-Disaster Situation)
Before the storm, 12 counties in Oklahoma had declared a state of emergency, requiring residents who were not safe to live in to get to shelters, including the Bakers, the protagonists of today's story.
(Post-Disaster Situation)
The Bakers were rushing to the shelter with their 9-year-old son, Branson, in the family's pickup truck.
Unexpectedly, on the way to the shelter, they happened to encounter a storm that hit.
The force of nature was so terrible that in just an instant, their car was overturned by a storm and flew into a wooded area near the road, and the family rolled around in the car, seriously injured.
(Baker's car)
Dad Wayne Baker suffered fractures in his back, neck, sternum, ribs, and arm, and he also lost a finger;
Mum Lindy Baker also suffered fractures in her back, neck, jaw, ribs and right hand, as well as punctured lungs......
(Mr. and Mrs. Baker)
The couple's lives were in danger, but somehow, 9-year-old Branson was not injured and even climbed out of the car.
(Branson)
At this time, Branson didn't act like a 9-year-old at all,
He found his parents trapped in the car, so he calmly told them, "Mom, Dad, please don't die, I'll be back." ”
So saying, he pulled his legs and ran out of the forest.
Branson's uncle recalls the situation, saying that he was on the phone with the Branson family when suddenly there was a loud, chaotic sound on the other side of the phone, and the phone hung up.
They were really scared, but the phone couldn't get through at the time, and they couldn't track down the location of the Branson family, but fortunately, Branson's presence saved the family.
Uncle said that there were no lights in that forest, and the sky was dark because of the storm, and little Branson couldn't see the road clearly, and the only way for him to run out of the forest was to use the light of the lightning in the sky to see the road clearly, and then ran out as best he could, and it took him more than 10 minutes and almost 1.6 kilometers to finally find his neighbor and friend's home and find the help of adults.
For a child, he is really amazing......
(Schematic diagram)
Now, Branson's parents have been properly treated, but the two are unable to continue working for the time being, and relatives have also opened a donation portal for their family to ask for help.
In order to help the Branson family raise money, Branson's baseball team also held a charity baseball game, and everyone had stickers on their helmets, hoping that those present could send love to Branson.
(The helmet says "Battle of Baker")
That really seemed to give Branson some motivation, and he even hit a home run!
(Branson at a baseball game)
Eventually, with the help of family and friends, the Branson family was able to raise more than $10,000 for medical billing, and his parents were able to continue their treatment.
His uncle said that Branson's parents would make a full recovery, all thanks to him, who was the superman of their family.
How to say, Branson's parents are still undergoing treatment, and they must have had a very hard time, but when they think of their son, I believe they will still be full of gratification......