Twin babies have tragically died after being swept away by catastrophic floodwaters in Tennessee as their dad desperately tried to save them.
Rileigh and Ryan Rigney were among the dead after they were pulled away from their father when strong floodwaters swept through their apartment complex, according to Newschannel5.
Their devastated grandmother, Angie Cason, said that the twins were at home with their parents and two other siblings when the devastating flood hit their home on Saturday.
The twins’ mother was immediately swept away by the rising waters while the father grabbed Rileigh and Ryan and their two other siblings.
But the babies were then ripped from his arms and disappeared, their heartbroken grandmother said.
Humpreys County Sheriff said that the twins’ bodies were recovered by rescue workers after an extensive search.
The family has set up a fundraising page to help with their funeral expenses.
A two-year-old boy named Kellen Burrow Vaughn went missing after he was swept away from their apartment complex, his aunt Trista Tidwell Forsythe said to News2ABC.
His parents and four siblings were later rescued from the attic by a crew who used a bulldozer to get them.
“Hell. That’s what we had to go through,” the mother expressed. “My husband is dealing with cancer. He´s going through chemotherapy. And I am an amputee. So there was no going anywhere besides the attic.”
According to AP, the Humpreys County town of McEwen was hit by 17 inches of rain, triggering road closures, communication disruptions, and water rescues.
The floodwaters destroyed homes and washed away rural roads, leaving at least 22 people dead and 40 people missing, said Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis.
Tennessee Emergency Management Agency declared a Level 3 State of Emergency.
Tennessee Department of Transportation, the Tennessee National Guard, Tennessee Department of Health, Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Tennessee Highway Patrol, Tennessee Department of Human needs, fire mutual aid and more are responding to the mission.
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