A 9-year-old Oklahoma boy ran over a mile to seek help for his parents after a tornado threw the family’s truck off the road and into a tree.
During that storm, Branson Baker and his parents, Wayne Baker and Lindy Baker, were caught in a tornado in Dickinson near Ardmore on their way to their friend’s storm shelter, according to Good Morning America.
That outbreak of nearly 30 tornadoes in Oklahoma killed four people, including a 4-month-old infant, wiped out homes and devastated Marietta and Sulphur. The following week, another eight tornadoes struck, with one severely damaging Barnsdall and Bartlesville.
That’s when the tornado uprooted a tree, crashing into the Baker family’s truck and trapping Wayne and Lindy.
Branson escaped the crash, running over a mile in the dark through downed power lines and debris to retrieve the Baker family’s neighbor for help, according to a GoFundMe created for the family’s medical expenses.
“As soon as I went to go get help I said, ‘Don’t die,'” Branson told Good Morning America.