Kyson Stowell, just 11 months old, was probably asleep when a killer tornado shattered his Tennessee home. His mother was killed.
But Kyson was thrown a hundred yards away, and landed in the middle of a neighboring field.
A firefighter checking for signs of life, one last time in a devastated area, later found him face down in the mud and barely moving.
Doctors today say the boy had cuts and abrasions, and a collapsed lung, but no broken bones.
People here are talking about him with wonder.
And he is a rare piece of good news to come out of this disaster.
- David Mattingly, 360° Correspondent
| Cindy |
February 7th, 2008 7:13 pm ET David, Cynthia, Covington, Ga. |
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| Angela Krieger |
February 7th, 2008 7:22 pm ET My house was blown to bits by a tornado when I was 2. I was in the driveway with my mother. It was nothing short of a miracle that we were not killed. Our car was tossed around with us in it, but we survived. This tragedy will stay with him as a reminder that he has a purpose in this world, and that he was spared to fill that need. |
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| Eugenia |
February 7th, 2008 8:57 pm ET And the angels swept down and anoint thee. San Francisco, Ca |
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| Robert - Jakarta |
February 7th, 2008 9:46 pm ET David My brother sent me this link for some tornado damage near my mom and dad’s home in Mountain View, Arkansas. http://focus.arkansasonline.com/pages/photo_page.php?mm=1798847&gallery=314038 Robert |
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| Annie Kate |
February 7th, 2008 10:00 pm ET I am so glad he survived. I hope he gets better soon. He was one lucky baby. Annie Kate |
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