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A 13-year-old teenager was found dead in a car with his dog in his arms after trying to escape vegetation fires in Oregon. The family believes the boy tried to hide in the car to save himself from the flames, writes CNN.
Wyatt Tofte died Tuesday in a fire in Oregon. And his grandmother, Peggy Mosso, met the same tragic ending. The woman was also found in a car that caught fire, right under the eyes of the daughter who tried to save her.
“Our family is devastated by the loss of Wyatt and his grandmother. After a long search, Wyatt was found in a car with the dog in his arms, but unfortunately he was unable to escape the fire. Our family appreciates the support they receive.” I received it from everyone during this terrible tragedy, “said the family.
Half a million people have been targeted by evacuation orders as a precautionary measure following the spread of fires. According to the degree of danger, the evacuation instructions vary from the preparation of goods and essential documents to the immediate abandonment of the homes, according to Agerpres.
More than 400,000 acres have been burned by flames in Oregon, where emergency services have confirmed three deaths in search of dozens more missing.
More than 20,000 firefighters are deployed to fight the wildfires that have ravaged the West Coast in recent days, from the US-Canada border to the Mexican border.
This week, sixteen wildfire deaths were reported in California, Oregon and Washington.
Editing: Cristina Iancu
