{"id":5778,"date":"2025-06-22T17:20:15","date_gmt":"2025-06-22T17:20:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/5778\/"},"modified":"2025-06-22T17:20:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-22T17:20:15","slug":"neighbors-rush-to-rescue-woman-after-tree-fell-on-her-drexel-hill-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/5778\/","title":{"rendered":"Neighbors rush to rescue woman after tree fell on her Drexel Hill home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/41A3894D2F7FB3C830DEB0601DBC0A77.jpg\" alt=\"Neighbors rescue woman from rubble after tree falls on home during storms\" class=\"sr-only\" data-v-44b63364=\"\"\/>    <\/p>\n<p data-v-ab46d25e=\"\"><strong>DREXEL HILL, Pa.<\/strong> &#8211; A severe thunderstorm swept through Drexel Hill on Thursday evening, leaving behind a trail of destruction.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-ab46d25e=\"\">Amidst the chaos, a neighborhood came together to save an elderly woman trapped under debris, showcasing remarkable bravery and community spirit.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-ab46d25e=\"\">The backstory:<\/p>\n<p data-v-ab46d25e=\"\">The storm hit Drexel Hill with intensity, causing significant damage, including downed trees.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-ab46d25e=\"\">One of the most alarming incidents occurred on Bond Avenue, where a massive tree fell onto the house of 72-year-old Alice Thomas.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-ab46d25e=\"\">Thanks to the quick actions of her neighbors, Alice was rescued from the rubble with only minor injuries.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-ab46d25e=\"\">What they&#8217;re saying:<\/p>\n<p data-v-ab46d25e=\"\">Audie Patrick Murphy, a 10-year-old resident, witnessed the tree fall and immediately alerted his father, Christopher Audie Murphy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-ab46d25e=\"\">Christopher, a military veteran, described the rescue.<\/p>\n<p data-v-ab46d25e=\"\">&#8220;I was able to breach the door with my shoulder and I was able to hear some sound so I figured she was in the room and I started calling out and so she responded,&#8221; he recalled.<\/p>\n<p data-v-ab46d25e=\"\">He managed to lift part of the fallen roof off Alice, holding it up until rescue crews arrived.<\/p>\n<p data-v-ab46d25e=\"\">Nick Vettese, another neighbor, expressed his admiration: &#8220;This is my hero I was gonna play the Foo Fighters song &#8216;There Goes My Hero!&#8217; This neighborhood is great everybody loves each other it\u2019s awesome.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-v-ab46d25e=\"\">&#8220;I\u2019m proud that we can teach our kids to run and help others who in that moment couldn\u2019t help themselves. We\u2019re very happy it&#8217;s a good ending in a really scary experience and I\u2019m proud of my husband!&#8221; Christopher\u2019s wife Cara explained.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-ab46d25e=\"\">Alice Thomas, grateful for the support, said she was thankful to Christopher and everyone who helped her during the ordeal.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-ab46d25e=\"\">What&#8217;s next:<\/p>\n<p data-v-ab46d25e=\"\">Alice was treated and released from the hospital with minor bruises.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-ab46d25e=\"\">In a heartwarming turn of events, her three cats, initially thought lost in the chaos, returned home safely, adding to the relief and joy of the neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox29.com\/tag\/us\/pa\/delaware-county\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-ab46d25e=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Delaware County<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox29.com\/tag\/news\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-ab46d25e=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"DREXEL HILL, Pa. &#8211; A severe thunderstorm swept through Drexel Hill on Thursday evening, leaving behind a trail&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":5779,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5132],"tags":[5229,7282,50,1448,2830,1311,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-5778","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-philadelphia","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-delaware-county","10":"tag-news","11":"tag-pa","12":"tag-pennsylvania","13":"tag-philadelphia","14":"tag-united-states","15":"tag-united-states-of-america","16":"tag-unitedstates","17":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","18":"tag-us","19":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114728168616503232","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5778","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5778"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5778\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5779"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5778"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5778"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}