Child trapped during Hurricane Helene saved by his dog
An 11-year-old is crediting his canine for saving his life after he was trapped in his house during Hurricane Helene .
Parker’s grandfather, Michael Johns — home at the time of the incident with his wife and two grandchildren, Jamie and his sister, Jemma — noticed that Tucker wouldn’t budge from where he was standing. 11 members of North Carolina family killed in Hurricane Helene mudslides: ‘This will never be the same’“All of a sudden I felt the house go like this and I saw walls coming at me and I thought, ‘What?’” she told the outlet.After the crash, Donna Johns landed on the roof, and Jamie was thrown into the pile of debris.
One of the nurses there is fostering Tucker and others have bought the family, who lost their home and all their belongings, basic essentials.Tucker was in a shelter when Jamie and Jemma used their allowance money to save him from being put down.Years later, his four-legged friend returned the favor.
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