Stillwater boy, family survive Ontario tornado
A 17-year-old Stillwater boy says when he, his father, grandfather and two cousins were sucked into a tornado in Canada it sounded like a giant vacuum cleaner.
Austin Hackley and his family were staying at a resort near Ear Falls in northwestern Ontario. when a tornado hit Thursday evening. They ran into the cabin's bathroom.
Bob Hackley says he was floating for about 10 seconds as the cabin got sucked off its foundation. He says he thought they were going to die.
Hackley says he, his son and Austin's grandfather fell to the ground a few feet from a lake. Austin's cousins were dropped on top of a hill about 20 yards away.
Three men from Oklahoma were staying in a cabin next door. Those men did not survive.
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Information from: KARE-TV, http://www.kare11.com
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