‘I Thought I Was Going To Die’ Man Gets Stuck On Roof As Tornado Approached Edgewater Wednesday

EDGEWATER, Md. (WJZ) —  Eduardo Aguirre has each crushed not to ascent this ladder Thursday.

“Mucho miedo.” (I was truthful scared), said Aguirre.

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He was unit washing a extortion Wednesday erstwhile different benignant of unit arrived.

“It was decidedly a freight bid sound,” said Lauren Reinecher, Poplar Point Resident.

Reinecher, the homeowner, rushed her kids to the basement.

“It was horrifying,” said Reinecher.

“Yo Estaba Arriba En La Chiminea. No Hay Tiempo Para Bajar.” [I was up by the chimney. There wasn’t clip to get down.]

“Wind took the ladder, helium got stuck connected the roof,” said Bill Greenwell with Fresh Coat Painting.

“And that’s erstwhile I started panicking,” said Reinecher.

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“He conscionable held connected for life,” Greenwell added.

Aguirre said those 5 seconds were the worst. He showed WJZ however helium held onto the chimney arsenic the tornado went by.

“I thought I was going to die,” said Aguirre.

To the west, there’s hardly immoderate harm but from that chimney east, a way of demolition snapped trees and sent debris flying everywhere.

“I mean the tornado blew close implicit him,” said Reinecher.

When trees started flying, Aguirre moved to immoderate cover. He yet made it down.

“And I cried, and I was conscionable truthful grateful helium was OK. It was scary,” said Reinecher.

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Paul Gessler