A North Carolina woman was rescued from killer floods after social media users responded to her desperate plea for help during Hurricane Florence.
Breeanna Perry - along with her disabled mother Tameka and grandmother Peggy - realized they were trapped in their New Bern home at 11.30pm Thursday night when they had to turn off power and therefore contact with others as water levels rose inside their property.
While they had an attic to stay safe in for the moment, Perry's phone battery was draining fast and so she used the power of Twitter and Facebook at 1.30am Friday morning in a last-ditch attempt to be saved.
Breeanna Perry, her mother Tameka and grandmother Peggy were trapped in their New Bern home at 11.30pm Thursday night due to Hurricane Florence
Perry's phone battery was draining fast and so she used the power of Twitter and Facebook at 1.30am Friday
Perry's family's cars and home were flooded to they stayed in the attic to avoid electric shock
Cajun Warriors came to rescue the Perry family after water flooded their home
Perry reports being shocked by electricity when she put her feet on the ground Thursday
The family had to hide in the attic until they got help from local heroes, Cajun Warriors
Local emergency services were swamped with other cases in the deadly hurricane that has claimed 13 lives in the state so far, but eventually her Tweet went viral and got the attention of the Cajun Warriors.
'If anybody could help... our cars is under water and so is our house stuck in attic. Phone about to die please send help to 611 Watson ave, new bern. NC,' Perry - who graduated high school last summer - wrote. The message has been retweeted over 11,000 times.
'I sent the tweet, I didn't expect it to go viral,' 'I came back in the house, we still had power, and everything, every body was okay, we were just in our rooms watching TV,' Perry told Fox Denver 31.
'I actually put my feet on the ground to go talk to my mom, and I start being shocked, and I realized there was water on the ground and we had to turn the power off and after that the water was just coming in within minutes.'
The New Bern area had been given a mandatory evacuation order before the emergency
Perry has defended her decision to stay inside her home with her family despite the hurricane
However Twitter users have hit out at the fact the Cajun Navy used their resources to help her family on Friday
Perry had previously tweeted how sad she was and that she was scared to go to sleep.
After the post her best friend took over her Twitter account to provide followers with status updates and details of the people trapped inside.
Perry had been charging her phone via her laptop but when it died she kept contact limited by communicating only with her friend.
'This is Breeanna Best Friend! I'm actively tweeting on her account bc I have direct contact with her. Her cell phone has died. They're alive and currently still stuck in the attic.' Alissa Kite wrote.
Perry and her relatives were eventually rescued at 6am that morning and walked half an hour down the road to reach evacuation buses. Kite later shared that the family had been brought to safety.
Perry's friend Alissa Kite (left) has started a GoFundMe page and also tweeted on her behalf throughout the emergency
Perry and her family are still trying to find a place to stay after being evacuated from their hotel
Thanks to the hard work of local heroes the Cajun Navy the group was saved.
However when Perry chimed in to personally thank Twitter users for their effort and concern but also found herself defending her decision not to leave despite a mandatory evacuation instruction for her area.
'Everyone is talking about how we should've evacuated but not everyone can just get up and go,' she wrote. 'Yes I have nice things but I worked hard for everything I wanted. And I pay for everything I have. Not easy to get up and travel with two grandparents and a disabled mother.'
After losing their home, clothes, cars and other personal belongings, Perry's best friend set up a GoFundMe page Saturday with an aim to raise $5,000.
It came the same the Kinston hotel they were seeking refuge in 20 miles west of their town was also evacuated due to flooding.
The family is said to be safe but still looking for a place to stay.
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