One-year-old Kayden Lee Welch died during floods in North Carolinacaused by hurricane «Florence». The tragedy occurred on Sunday, September 16. About it told the mother of little Desia Lee.
They were in Wadesboro when the water level in the stream flowing next to the highway 218 (Union County), has grown rapidly. The flow of water washed the car off the road, and he was stuck among the trees.
«I tried to do everything I could. When water floods your car, you begin to panic. We just twirled in a circle, and there was no way to get on solid ground,» says Desia Lee.
The woman managed to get his son out of the car, but it slipped from her hands.
Searchers have recovered the body of one-year-old Kaiden Lee-Welch.
This hurts my heart.
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«I held his hand as much as I could. As long as I could…»
The body of Kayden found until the next day.
Desia Lee says that would never risk the life of his son. «I saw on that road was driving the car, it seemed safe. We went to visit great-grandmother of Kaidan».
County Sheriff Eddie Katie refused to discuss the actions of the women, saying only that she had been on the fence, put up to block dangerous roads.
«The mother lost the baby. There was nothing more to say,» said the Sheriff.
