The family said Tuesday night's tornado leveled the couple's home.
An elderly couple died after a possible tornado ripped through the town.The couple's family said they're shocked that Tuesday night's tornado leveled their grandparents' home and took their lives.'Obviously, we've never seen anything remotely resembling this,' said son-in-law Steve Rhefeldt.
A place that Ed Kozlowski, 89, and his wife, Arlene, 86, once called home is now gone.The Indiana Urban Search and Rescue team was spotted on Wednesday sifting through the debris along with Rhefeldt and his son, Matthew, who traveled from Peotone to see the damage.The elderly couple were unable to get out of the debris alive. Relatives believe that everything happened within the blink of an eye.'They've lived a good life, and boy, you kind of... I have to imagine this was just 'hey, what's going on?' and it was over that quick,' Steve said.Lake Village was left with extensive damage that crews are just starting to clear. Steven Travis said he survived the tornado but lost everything.'Roof's gone all in 20 seconds. I walked in the bedroom, got knocked down, climbed in the closet, and it was over. Come back out, climbed out, and the roof's gone, everything. Trees are down, windows blowed out. Lost everything,' Steven said.North Newton High School in Lake Village is serving as an emergency shelter for anyone displaced by the storm. The Lake Village Fire Department is also serving as a rallying point.
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