TURNER CO., GA (WALB) – During the tornado that rolled through just one week ago, first responders were busy pulling people out of collapsed homes.
But one sheriff’s deputy will forever remember having to rescue someone very close to his heart.
Just one week ago, it was chaos in Turner County, with 31 homes wiped out. Turner County Sheriff’s Deputy Scotty Ireland was out rescuing families from collapsed homes when he got the call.
“It’s bad when you are working and you get a call to where you live that people are trapped in the house, and then you are here trying to rescue them,” Ireland explained.
The EF-3 tornado left his wife of ten years trapped in this house.
“I could hardly talk on the radio to tell them where I was out at,” said Ireland. “My heart nearly stopped.”
Like any call, he would do anything to save a life, but this was his precious bride.
“It’s different when it’s family,” Ireland said.
Ireland actually climbed through the home and found his wife sitting in the closet.
“I had to dig through it and crawl, but we got her out,” explained Ireland.
