Several people, including a baby, were rescued after being trapped in a storm shelter as a tornado touched down Wednesday evening in Seminole, Oklahoma. Sister station KOCO spoke with a resident who said there were 10 people in the shelter at the time. A tree and a roof were on top of the storm shelter. During Wednesday’s extended severe weather coverage, a KOCO viewer tagged the TV station in a tweet, alerting them to the emergency situation. KOCO notified authorities who helped them all get out safely. Trooper Eric Foster with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol said this is one way that social media can be used as a life-saving tool. “The people trapped in the storm shelter, they reached out via social media because they couldn’t use their phone. That’s a great lesson for us to go ahead and reach out that way, if you can,” Foster said.
Several people, including a baby, were rescued after being trapped in a storm shelter as a tornado touched down Wednesday evening in Seminole, Oklahoma.
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Sister station KOCO spoke with a resident who said there were 10 people in the shelter at the time. A tree and a roof were on top of the storm shelter.
During Wednesday’s extended severe weather coverage, a KOCO viewer tagged the TV station in a tweet, alerting them to the emergency situation. KOCO notified authorities who helped them all get out safely.
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Trooper Eric Foster with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol said this is one way that social media can be used as a life-saving tool.
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“The people trapped in the storm shelter, they reached out via social media because they couldn’t use their phone. That’s a great lesson for us to go ahead and reach out that way, if you can,” Foster said.