Despite the devastation in Moore, Okla., a few joyful stories of survivors have graced the headlines.
While a CBS News crew interviewed Barbara Garcia, whose home had been destroyed in the tornado, one of the crewmembers was lucky enough to spot Garcia’s lost dog amid the rubble of her home.
Garcia has lived in Moore for 45 years, according to The New Yorker, and had “game plan” that she had likely used several times before.
“I was sitting on the stool holding my dog. This was the game plan all through the years—to go into that little bathroom,” said Garcia, according to News
The tornado quickly destroyed her home. Garcia commented, “I never lost consciousness, and I hollered for my little dog and he didn’t answer or didn’t come so I know he’s in here somewhere.”
Soon, a crewmember notices the dog and she and Garcia shift the debris to rescue him.
After recovering her dog, Bazzie, a miniature schnauzer, Garcia touchingly said, “I thought God just answered one prayer, to let me be okay. He answered both of them, because this was my second prayer.”