Last weekend saw some legitimately insane tornado activity in the Midwest:
The twisters carved through several states, including Oklahoma — where two parents were lucky that their little boy kept his head straight during an emergency:
A heroic nine-year-old boy managed to escape from a wrecked truck and rescued his parents when tornadoes battered Oklahoma over the weekend. ...
Wayne and Lindy Baker, along with their son Branson, were driving to a friend's storm shelter on Saturday when an EF4 tornado picked up their truck and tossed it into the trees, reported KTVT.
That's not an exaggeration: The twister literally picked the truck up and just threw it into the trees.
Not an ideal situation, to say the least.
The parents were "severely injured," but nine-year-old Branson was able to squirm himself out of the truck and take off on foot to find help.
Here's the little man himself, a real Chad-in-training:
The young man went searching for help in the stormy chaos; he reportedly ran about a mile before coming upon a neighbor's house.
Hoofing it a mile in 10 minutes is pretty impressive for a little boy, but that's not even the most astonishing part:
The only way he found his way back is lightning strikes. Every time there was a lightning strike, it would light up the road. He ran as fast as he could, as hard as he could.
Kid was using that lightning Shawshank-style.
Reportedly, before taking off on foot, Branson told his folks:
Mom, Dad, please don't die. I'll be back.
Thankfully, his parents were saved; they suffered numerous injuries and are recovering. A GoFundMe has been set up to help them.
Good work, Branson, you're an American hero.
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