Firefighters mourn and pray for mother and child who could not be saved after a tree fell on their house during Hurricane Florence
Firefighters and rescue crews stopped to kneel and pray after they discovered the mother and her 8-month-old infant were killed by the fallen tree.
In a moment of peace during a harrowing day, heartbroken firefighters knelt and prayed outside a home in Wilmington, North Carolina, where a mother and her baby died after a tree crashed through their roof on Friday as Hurricane Florence made its landfall. A man, deemed to be the father, was rescued and taken to New Hanover Regional Medical Center for treatment after sustaining severe injuries inside the residence. Officials did not know his condition as of 3:30 p.m. Friday.
The mother and her child, along with the father were trapped for several hours as firefighters tried to rescue them.