Three young “storm chasers” died in a frightening accident after trying to catch a tornado. Photo: Networks
three passionate young men “storm chasers” tragically died after running after a destructive tornado which hit the state of Kansas, in the United States.
Gavin Short (19), Nicholas Nair (20) and Drake Brooks (22) died in a brutal car accident in Oklahoma, the neighboring state.
a dramatic ending
The three young men, studying for a career in Meteorology at the University of Oklahoma, posted shocking videos on Twitter showing the tornado passing on the road while driving.
They even sent their friends a selfie from the vehicle are only a few some time before the accident.
As reported The mirrorthey were all part of a larger group of students who traveled to Kansas to chase the stormto cut roofs, overturn trees, and overturn vehicles in the path of its destruction.
The three young men took this selfie a few hours before they died. Photo: Networks
Different other students they had already traveled to chase the storm, although there was not much traffic on the road when the tragedy occurred.
On their way back to campus in Norman, their classmates noticed that the GPS location of the three young men does not move moment, so they immediately called the Highway Patrol to report the accident.
how the accident happened
The vehicle ridden by the storm chasers “hydroplaned” -lost control because water covered the surface of the road- and blocked the oncoming lane where he was hit by a truck.
In the car he could not move over five hours before emergency services released the youth, the medium described.
the three are pronounced dead on the spotwhile the truck driver was taken to hospital and later released.
“Sometimes there can be thousands of storm chasers trying to follow a storm, so the traffic becomes congested and accidents happen“explained Phillip Ludwyck, lieutenant of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.
Heavy rain followed by strong storms, a commonly dangerous situation for tornado lovers.
This particular tornado is the cause extensive damage in suburban Kansas on Friday night, with several vehicles crashing into the walls of the YMCA building in Andover.
One Twitter user wrote: “There was quite a bit of storm damage in a neighborhood east of Harry and Andover Road.” Trees were uprooted, roofs collapsed, walls collapsed. There are many lifeguards in the area. Neighbors check on each other, “he posted.
The tornado caused widespread damage in Kansas.
Sad goodbye: the pain of friends
“We are deep sadness and our sincere condolences to all affected family and friends, ”the University of Oklahoma School of Meteorology said in a farewell statement.
“Now, more than ever, we must come together in kindness and sincere support for one another. Please join us in offering thoughts and prayers for those most affected and giving them privacy, “they added.
Said Leigh O’Neil, a fellow youth the oklahoma that the three young men sent a selfie of themselves in the car to their friends hours before the fatal accident.
“They were sorely missed,” he added. “Their loss was incredibly painful for all of us.”
Source: Clarin