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Metro
24-05-2025
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- Metro
Couple lost arms holding on to each other as tornado hit their home
An elderly married couple who held on to each other when a tornado struck their home lost an arm each. Paul and Gail Cline held hands inside their home in London, Kentucky, as a twister tore through and forcefully separated them as they refused to let go of each other. 'The doctors said that they lost opposite arms because they were holding each other,' their niece, Brandy Bowman told WLEX. Neighbors looking for survivors heard Gail's screams. 'She said, 'I need help. I see an arm down the hallway,'' said Bowman, explaining that it was Gail's arm. Gail and her husband were rushed to London Hospital. Gail also has punctures on her lungs from her ribs and is on life support. Paul's health has improved, but he suffers from dementia and is having trouble understanding what happened. More Trending The couple 'lost everything' when the EF-3 tornado with 170mph winds struck on May 16. 'They both lost an arm and my aunt is still on life support,' wrote Taylor Baker of her aunt and uncle in a GoFundMe page. 'Their home and vehicles and everything they've worked for is gone. They are two of the best people you could ever find.' The GoFundMe page had raised more than $71,000 as of Friday evening. Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@ For more stories like this, check our news page. MORE: McDonald's closing all of its spin off CosMc's locations by next month MORE: Donald Trump demands iPhones be made in the US – but is it even possible? MORE: Flooding in Australia leaves four dead and entire towns underwater
NDTV
23-05-2025
- Climate
- NDTV
US Couple Loses Arms Holding Each Other During Devastating EF-4 Tornado
A US couple lost an arm each as they were sheltering inside their home, trying to evade a devastating EF-4 tornado that hit Kentucky last week. Paul and Gail Cline, who are in their 60s and from Laurel County, were holding each other, which led to each of them losing their opposite arms, according to a report in NBC affiliate WLEX. "When they were found, they were holding each other, and that's why they lost opposite arms, because they were holding on to each other, and whatever impacted them impacted them at the same time," said Brandy Bowman about her uncle and aunt. As per Ms Bowman, both of them were in the bedroom when the tornado hit the area on May 16. A neighbour heard the couple shouting for help and scurried there to pull them into a hallway. "He pulled a cord from something and put a tourniquet on her arm, and that's what kept her from bleeding out," said another one of the Clines' nieces, Taylor Baker. After being pulled out, both were taken to London Hospital. While Mr Cline is doing alright, his wife has suffered broken ribs, liver and lung damage and staples in her head. A GoFundMe page has been set up for the Clines. The page highlighted that the couple's home was ripped apart and that they also lost both of their vehicles. As of the last update, over 1,200 people had donated more than Rs 52 lakh ($61,000) for the couple. The National Weather Service confirmed that the tornado was a powerful EF-4 storm that devastated local communities and killed 19 people. As per the official meteorological data, the tornado reached peak winds of 170 miles per hour. At its widest point, it was nearly a mile wide, and it stayed on the ground for approximately 56 miles. The agency stated that EF-4 tornado's path of damage spanned Russell, Pulaski and Laurel counties, starting in the town of Somerset and ending in London. It was only the sixth EF4 or EF5 tornado in Kentucky in the last 50 years.
New York Post
22-05-2025
- General
- New York Post
Kentucky couple each lose an arm while clinging to each other when devastating 170 mph tornado tears them apart
The force of 170 mph winds from a cataclysmic tornado in Kentucky literally ripped a married couple apart as they clung to each other — horrifically tearing off one arm from each victim. Paul and Gail Cline were huddled in the bedroom of their London, Ky. home Friday, taking refuge from a destructive tornado sweeping through the region and leveling towns in its wake. 4 Paul Cline, whose arm was torn off holding on to his wife during a tornado, is comforted by his dog Sadie in a hospital bed. Facebook Advertisement When the twister touched down in Laurel County, the terrified husband and wife held each other's hands for comfort. The tornado tore through their home and pulled Paul and Gail, who are both in their 60s, apart — along with their arms, their family members said. 'The doctors said that they lost opposite arms because they were holding each other,' the couple's niece Brandy Bowman told WLEX. After the twister passed through, a neighbor went to check the couple and heard Gail's cries for help from beneath the ruin of their destroyed home, according to reports. She yelled out that she could see a dismembered arm in the hallway. Advertisement 'She said, 'I need help. I see an arm down the hallway',' Bowman said. The arm was actually Gail's own – it had been torn off during the tornado. 4 The destroyed home of Paul and Gail Cline. Gofundme Advertisement Rescue workers sped to the Clines' home and found the couple trapped under the rubble with critical injuries. They pulled them both out and rushed them to a nearby hospital. Gail's lungs were also punctured and she is on life support after being put in a medically induced coma, according to the local outlet. Paul is recovering, but remains in the hospital. 4 Gail and Paul Cline, who each who each lost an arm clinging to each other in their bedroom during a powerful tornado. Antioch Old Regular Baptist Church In one shred of hope amid the tragedy, Paul and Gail's dog Sadie was miraculously found after she ran off during the storm. Advertisement Sadie, the 12-year-old pup, ran away after the tornado tore through the home. She somehow survived the disaster and found her way back to what was left of the couple's house. She was found inside the Clines' bedroom, waiting for her owners to return, according to reports. The pup was brought to the hospital to comfort Paul, who has dementia and is struggling to understand what happened. 'Their home and vehicles and everything they've worked for is gone,' Taylor Baker, the couple's other niece, wrote in a GoFundMe post. 4 The ruins of Gail and Paul Cline's home after the tornado. Gofundme 'They are two of the best people you could ever find. My aunt's daughter also has stage 4 cancer, so they were already battling that before this hit. They need all the help and prayers they can get,' she added. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear had declared a state of emergency ahead of the storm.
Yahoo
22-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Couple Loses Arms While Hunkering Down in Tornado: ‘They Were Holding Each Other'
A tornado, described by the National Weather Service an an EF-4, hit the home of Paul and Gail Cline in Laurel County, Ky. on May 16 The couple both lost an arm during the ordeal, said their relatives About 19 people in Kentucky were killed during the stormA couple have both lost an arm as they were sheltering inside their Kentucky home that was devastated by a tornado last week, according to their relatives. 'The doctors said that they lost opposite arms is because they were holding each other,' Brandy Bowman told NBC affiliate WLEX about her uncle and aunt, Paul and Gail Cline, who are in their 60s and from Laurel County. Bowman said that Paul and Gail were in their bedroom when the twister touched down on Friday, May 16. A neighbor heard the couple screaming for help, arrived at their house and pulled them into a hallway, she said. The family said a person heard Gail's screams while searching for survivors in the neighborhood. "She said, 'I need help. I see an arm down the hallway,'" Bowman recalled, which turned out to be Gail's damaged arm as a result of the tornado. The Clines were taken to London Hospital, WLEX reported. In a GoFundMe established to help the family, Gail, who also has a punctured lung due to fragments in her ribs, is on life support. 'Their home and vehicles and everything they've worked for is gone,' Taylor Baker, the couple's other niece, wrote about her uncle and aunt in the fundraiser description. 'They are two of the best people you could ever find. My aunt's daughter also has stage 4 cancer so they were already battling that before this hit. They need all the help and prayers they can get.' While Paul's condition has improved, Baker told WLEX that her uncle has dementia and hasn't grasped the ordeal. "All I can't get out of my head is just how terrified they both were. I cannot imagine the fear that was going through their minds, but there's one thing about them, they are godly people," Baker said. About 19 people were killed in Kentucky following the storm that hit Friday evening, with a majority of the victims from Laurel County, the Associated Press reported. The National Weather Service characterized the tornado that hit London, Ky., as an EF-4, described as 'violent,' Fox Weather reported. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear declared a state of emergency ahead of the storm. In a Sunday, May 18, Facebook post, Baker offered gratitude to the community for their help. 'To my friends who showed up with trucks and trailers and drinks and who were ready to help any way they can, I will never be able to explain to you what it meant to me,' she wrote. 'To the strangers who dropped food and drinks and supplies and helped carry and load.. thank you from the bottom of my heart. I know my aunt and uncle would be so so grateful for this outpouring of help. And for the calls, texts and prayers for my family, Thank you all so much.' 'My uncle Paul is stable but did have to have an arm amputated,' she continued. 'My aunt Gail is on life support still and also had an arm taken off. She needs all the prayers she can get.' PEOPLE contacted Baker on Wednesday, May 21, for comment. Read the original article on People
