In the midst of the devastation in Moore Oklahoma, where an F4 tornado leveled every building in its way. A small, happy moment was captured live TV, when an elderly tornado survivor found her dog alive. Her dog was trapped and was able to be rescued from the rubble and be reunited with its owner.
The twister left a debris field 20 miles long, a diameter several miles wide during its 40 minute stay. It was an F4 tornado on the Fujita Scale, with winds up to 200 mph. The death tool was expected to be 24.
Barbara Garcia's home was leveled by a massive tornado on Monday. During an interview with CBS News, she said, "I hollered for my little dog and he didn't answer, or didn't come, so I know he's in here somewhere," not expecting to find her dog alive.
But in a few seconds, the reporter pointedly shouted, "The dog! The dog!" They stumbled upon a metal box that held her dog.
She told the station, “I thought God just answered one prayer, to let me be okay. He answered both of them. Because this was my second prayer.”
Ms. Garcia says she was hiding in her bathroom when the twister hit. The dog "Bowsie" was on her lap. They were separated when the debris came down and the survivor suffered minor scrapes and bruises.
