“I don’t know. I just felt like I did what I was supposed to do,” manager Aubrey McKenzie said after the incident
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- A woman led 50 customers and staff to safety in the restaurant’s kitchen during a tornado in Three Rivers, Mich.
- “Your ears were popping. It was loud,” Aubrey McKenzie recalled about the tornado, which reached speeds of approximately 130 miles per hour
- McKenzie, who overcame her fear of storms, has been called a hero but added she just “tried to remain calm”
An Applebee’s manager stepped in to save the day during a tornado, bringing a new meaning to going above and beyond for their customers.
Aubrey McKenzie, who manages the local Applebee’s in Three Rivers, Mich., led 50 customers and staff to the restaurant’s kitchen, in order to save them when a tornado struck on March 6.
The EF-2 tornado reached maximum winds of 130 miles per hour, according to preliminary data provided by the National Weather Service…