Huge Tree Topples Onto Louisiana Home, Narrowly Misses Baby Sleeping In Crib [Video]

KEY POINTS

The child was jolted from his sleep by a loud noise
The video shows debris and insulation raining into the crib
The baby's mother, in a state of panic, is seen scooping him up

A 5-month-old child sleeping in his crib had a close shave after a tree toppled onto a home in Louisiana on Friday night. The terrifying visuals, captured on a baby monitor, show rafters, debris and roof insulation raining down on the crib.

The incident happened at a home in Prairieville, reported WBRZ. Courtney and Kale Buchholtz had just put their son, Cannon, to sleep in his crib when they noticed the weather worsening. Minutes later, they heard a loud noise.

"All of a suddenit sounded like a loud thunder, stuff was coming off the walls," Kale said. The couple immediately ran to check on their child. "We rounded the corner in the hallway and we could see the tree in the hall," Kale told the news outlet.

The dramatic moments captured on the baby monitor show the child suddenly waking up after hearing the loud sound. He begins to cry as roof insulations and debris start falling into his crib from the roof. The mother is seen rushing to pick up the baby, screaming "oh my god."

The massive tree, with a four-foot trunk, broke the house in half, gaping a huge hole through it. Thankfully, nobody was hurt.

The family shared the video on Facebook, describing it as "one of the scariest things I've ever experienced."

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The couple is currently shifting their belongings to another place so that they can start to rebuild the house.

"It took two days for it to set in, we were both in shock," Kale said.

They also thanked their neighbors who rushed in to help them just after the incident. "The night it happened, I had three or four neighbors show up that I had never met before," Kale told WBRZ. "Just showed up asking what they could do to help."

The couple said the incident was an eye-opener for them. "It makes you realize that a house is just a house. It can be replaced. Family, my little boy, that is all I was worried about for the first two days," Kale said.

Unfortunately, this wasn't the first time that the couple faced the wrath of nature. In 2016, their Denham Springs home flooded, forcing them to relocate to Prairieville.