Tornadoes in America - March 3rd 2012

[Suezy]

Thought I would copy this owing to not knowing if the video would come out. A real sad story and pleased we live where we do.

By ALYSSA NEWCOMB (@alyssanewcomb) and ADAM SECHRIST
NEW PEKIN, Ind. March 3, 2012
In a field outside of a flattened home rescuers found a young child laying among the bodies of her family who were killed by a powerful tornado.

The unidentified 2-year-old girl was found in New Pekin, Ind., and taken to Kosair Children's Hospital in Louisville, Ky., where she is in critical condition. The girl has one family member, who was not identified, with her at the hospital as she recuperates from her injuries, said Cis Gruebbel, chief of nursing at the hospital.

Washington County Sheriff Claude Combs told ABC News that the girl was discovered near the bodies of her 21-year-old mother and two younger siblings, ages 2 years and 2 months old. The body of a 20-year-old male was also recovered from the field. Combs said it was unconfirmed whether the man was the girl's father.

Forty miles east of New Pekin, in Chelsea, Ind., a mother clung to her 4-year-old son, but the force of the tornado ripped the boy from her arms as the two huddled in the cellar.

The child and his great grandparents, who were upstairs during the twister, were found dead in a field behind their home.

"We lost a very good farmer, a good neighbor and his wife their great grandbaby," Tony Williams, owner of the Chelsea General Store told ABCNews.com.

The 4-year-old boy was identified as Davlin Terry Jackson. Williams said the child's mother, Amanda Jackson, had surgery Friday night and is in the hospital.


The deadly string of tornados turned tight knit rural communities into apocalyptic war zones. At least 38 people were killed Friday in Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Georgia and Alabama.

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This wee girl has now died in hospital.

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This wee girl has now died in hospital.