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Graves County Sheriff's Deputy Chandler Sirls and Sergeant Richard Edwards describe escaping a tornado and rescuing a young girl in Mayfield, Kentucky.

Graves County Sheriff's Deputy Chandler Sirls and Sergeant Richard Edwards describe escaping a tornado and rescuing a young girl in Mayfield, Kentucky.

Two officers were caught in a deadly tornado that ripped through a Kentucky community and -- after surviving a beating from mother nature -- rescued a severely injured young girl

He's out here trying to finish his cigarette, he barely made it back inside and that was it. it hit so fast. everything started caving in. it was nuts. right next door, about three houses down, people were screaming. i helped a little old lady out from rubble. my first thoughts was everybody else. i checked everybody on the house, and everybody was good. and there was a bunch of other people on the other street, five or six people doing cpr, on a little boy. and i heard he didn't make it. >> dawson springs in western kentucky is dealing with the crushing effects of the tornadoes. there's destr...

That the county has set up cottages at a nearby state park so people can get some shelter here, especially through these very frigid nights that are expected. as we walk around here, we talk to some people who were rushed here to this scene, who were helping people escape from the debris field. they described pulling people out with broken bones. the nearby hospital that has treated people said they treated nearly 100 people from around this area with traumatic injuries caused by this storm. and the one thing you're left with, as you watch other people comb through the rubble, trying to find w...