In a miraculous turn of events, an infant survived being sucked up by a tornado that tore apart his family’s mobile home.
The four-month-old was discovered lying on a fallen tree amidst the pouring rain.
The baby, along with his older brother and their parents, suffered only minor cuts and bruises but lost everything in the deadly tornado.
A baby has been discovered alive, as described by his parents, who attribute it to divine intervention. They recounted how a destructive tornado in Tennessee, occurring on Saturday, December 9, tore through their mobile home and lifted a bassinet containing their child.
The four-month-old, still inside the bassinet, survived the calamity and was found amidst a fallen tree during a heavy downpour. Recalling the harrowing experience, 22-year-old Sydney Moore, the mother of the two children, detailed the roof being torn off their mobile home as the tornado approached.
“The tip of the tornado came down and picked up the bassinet with my baby, Lord, in it. He was the first thing to go up,” Sydney recalled. Her boyfriend and the children’s father, Aramis Youngblood, tried his best to shield Lord in the bassinet, but he, too, was lifted by the tornado’s force.
Assisting Sydney and her family, Clarksville Fire Rescue Lt. Steven Bryant, one of the initial responders, recounted the chaotic scene that unfolded after she traversed over a mile seeking help.
Youngblood recounted the terrifying experience of holding onto the bassinet as it spun in circles during the tornado. Eventually, they were picked up by the mighty tornado, as Sydney described. Simultaneously, Sydney took quick action, grabbing her one-year-old son, Princeton.
Reflecting on the critical moment, the mother shared, “Something in me just told me to run and jump on top of my son.” She emphasized that the walls collapsed just as she leaped to protect him, avoiding further catastrophe. Sydney recalled the intense pressure, “I was being really crushed. I couldn’t breathe.”
As Sydney observed the tornado’s aftermath, she described the surreal experience of seeing her boyfriend bringing Lord back to her through the devastation. Recollecting the moment, she said, “I saw [Aramis] walking through the woods, carrying Lord in the pouring rain, and all of his clothes were ripped. It was like a scene in a movie.”
Assisting Sydney and her family, Clarksville Fire Rescue Lt. Steven Bryant, one of the initial responders, recounted the chaotic scene that unfolded after she traversed over a mile seeking help.
Bryant described the aftermath: “It was chaos. It looked like a bomb went off. It looked like it had been in a war zone.” Responding to a commotion, Bryant noticed a female police officer approaching him with Lord. Despite the visible injuries and bleeding, he noted that the infant was alert.
Bryant recounted, “She came running to me and gave me the baby, and I could hear the baby crying, so I thought, that’s good.” He expressed relief that Lord did not sustain life-threatening injuries, deeming it nothing short of a miracle.
Amid the pouring rain, Sydney and Aramis finally found their baby alive, nestled in what the mother described as a “little tree cradle.” Sydney expressed her initial fears, saying, “I thought [Lord] was dead. I was pretty sure he was dead, and we weren’t going to find him.”
But “by the grace of God,” the couple’s story took a happy turn. Sydney asserted her unwavering commitment to her children: “I will die for my kids. That’s not even a question. And my boyfriend would do the same thing.”
In response to the tornado’s destruction of Sydney’s car and home, her sister, Caitlyn Moore, initiated a GoFundMe campaign to aid them. While the children and Sydney emerged with only minor cuts and bruises, her boyfriend sustained a broken arm and shoulder, as reported by Caitlyn.
According to the details provided on the GoFundMe page, Lord, the infant, “had to have his ear glued from a gash on his ear and had a minor concussion. We are told that he looked like he was placed on the tree gently. Like an angel guided him safely to that spot.”
Besides losing their mobile home in Holt Park, North Clarksville, the couple also lost one of their cats, Balue. Sydney and Aramis will use the funds generated online to buy a new home, furnishings, car, insurance, and all other items needed for their children’s sound upbringing. As of December 19, 2023, the online fundraiser has surpassed its initial goal, accumulating $104,404.
