Florida first responders free woman, daughter from mobile home crushed by large tree: 'Truly a miracle'
Pair point to a late family member as a guardian angel in saving their lives
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A family in Florida is grateful to first responders who rescued them after a large tree crushed their mobile home, according to WOFL, the Fox-owned TV station in Orlando.
Crystal Cazella and her mom, Michelle Warn, were in the house when the tree fell on the daughter’s bedroom in Ormond Beach on Saturday.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"When it fell, I didn’t know if I was going to make it out," Cazella said. "I already heard it coming. And, I thought better just lay here and take it."
"I just feel like I shouldn’t even be alive standing because of the way that (the tree) fell. (The mobile home) was crushed in like a little tee-pee shape," Cazella added.
She had been sleeping, and her mom was in the living room.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"I just kept hearing her scream ‘mom’ and I couldn’t do anything," Warn said.
Volusia County first responders came to the rescue, noting in a Facebook post that "occupants still inside the home were carefully extricated and no injuries were reported."
Cazella appreciated the help from the firefighters.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"I just said, 'I can’t thank you guys enough because if you guys didn’t show up, nobody could get to me.' It’s truly a miracle that I’m sitting here talking to you right now," Cazella said.
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The family believes they had a guardian angel protecting them from heaven: Cazella’s brother, Jason, died two years ago.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"I’m not exactly religious, but I really believe there's no other explanation," Warn said. "You saw the trailer. How can someone walk out of that without a scratch?"