Three people were rescued from a Martin County mobile home on Thursday morning after a tree toppled onto the house as bands of severe weather from Hurricane Helene tore through the area.
Martin County Fire Rescue posted on Facebook at about 10 a.m. that emergency crews responded to the 400 block of Southeast Cortez Street near Stuart and found three people — an adult and two children — trapped inside their home.
Fire Rescue said a large tree had fallen through the roof and into a bedroom.
A Martin County deputy was nearby, raced to the scene and helped the family crawl out of the bedroom. Amazingly, they weren’t seriously hurt.
Fire Rescue said that, unfortunately, the house was destroyed and the family needs to find a new place to live.
Martin County Fire Rescue“We are working to ensure they have a place to stay tonight & animal control will be assisting them in the care and storage of several pets,” Fire Rescue posted on Facebook.