Harrowing Tale: Avalanche Destroys SUV…With Young Family In It
- Posted on April 8, 2011 at 6:54pm by
Emily Esfahani Smith
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A Pasco, Washington family survived an avalanche that blew out the windshield and pushed their SUV across a mountain pass road and into a retaining wall, then left them looking for a man who left behind his coat when he stopped to help.
Randall and Roxanna Parker and their two young daughters were driving home Wednesday on Interstate 90 from Seattle over Snoqualmie Pass when a snow slide slammed into their Nissan Pathfinder.
It smashed the windshield, covered them in ice and glass, and pushed the vehicle about 50 yards into a retaining wall.
The Tri-City Herald reports:
Tears welled up in the eyes of a Pasco father Thursday as he recalled how a family spring break trip turned to a nightmare in an instant.
Just 24 hours earlier, the Parkers were on their way home from Seattle when they got caught in an avalanche on Interstate 90′s Snoqualmie Pass. Snow slammed into their SUV, covering them with ice and glass.
“We’re not religious people, but God must have just said, ‘It’s not your time to go,’ “ Randall ”Kent” Parker said after his family was safely back home. “I don’t know how we survived it.”
Kent suffered cuts on his face and head, and across the top of his hands as they clenched the steering wheel when the windshield and sunroof shattered.
His daughters, Nicole, 7, and Arianna, 3, were strapped into their car seats and didn’t have a wound on them.
His wife, Roxanna, who goes by Tana, got the worst of it, suffering deep bruises and cuts to her upper chest from the impact of the heavy snow.
“We still have little bits of glass in our mouth and hair. I got all the pain on my chest from the snow (not the airbag). Thank goodness I didn’t have any broken ribs,” Tana said. “The pain — it hurts so bad. But that’s nothing for this terrible accident. We were so blessed.”
Read their incredible story here.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Comments (42)
JUSTANOTHEROPINION
Posted on April 9, 2011 at 2:02amMaybe they should give some thought to religion and God. I think he spoke to them. Food for thought.
Report Post »Ducky 1
Posted on April 9, 2011 at 1:16amThis is one of the reasons I do not travel on I 90 in the winter/spring/snow time. Hope they are listening to the One who kept them safe. Not every one gets a second chance.
Report Post »COFemale
Posted on April 8, 2011 at 11:40pmHow frighting, I am glad the family came through this with minimal damage.
Report Post »TheGreyPiper
Posted on April 8, 2011 at 11:17pmHow long before some hate-filled left-winger expresses disdain over their survival, and that they should have paid the ultimate price for driving an SUV? Man o man though, think how much WORSE that avalanche coulda been without Global Warming(TM)!
Report Post »SandyfromChesterfield
Posted on April 8, 2011 at 11:14pmGod bless you for keeping them safe.
Report Post »RightPolitically
Posted on April 8, 2011 at 10:29pmNature wins again. Thank God they are alright!
Report Post »lcassavaugh
Posted on April 8, 2011 at 9:54pmGod is good – all the time!
Report Post »ellietoo
Posted on April 8, 2011 at 9:33pmYes, God decided to save them, probably for the sake of the children. It might be time for them to start considering their eternal condition.
Report Post »TRUSTNO MAN
Posted on April 8, 2011 at 8:48pmA couple of years ago, a family in Utah got slammed by an avalanche and taken for a ride into a canyon below and all survived……in a NISSAN ARMADA! Hmmm. I smell a sales pitch for Nissan if you live in Mountainous snow country. I like the fact that the Good Lord is the Conductor / Ticket Puncher on this crazy train.
Report Post »Bennie Franklin
Posted on April 8, 2011 at 8:42pmSounds like they are believers in God now. Funny how it always takes a persons near death to come to God.
Report Post »Buzz9998
Posted on April 8, 2011 at 8:03pmDid the Avalanche do it all by itself, or did the person driving the vehicle cause this horrible accident?
So sick and tired of the PC dummies putting the blame on the vehicle as if it has a mind of it’s own.
Report Post »BOMUSTGO
Posted on April 9, 2011 at 3:38amGood thing they were not in one of those rinky dink “smart cars” that the libs think we should all drive.
Report Post »Duker1
Posted on April 8, 2011 at 7:58pmThe story briefly mentioned a man who left his coat. But nothing else about his role in the rescue or if they knew who he may have been.
Report Post »kickagrandma
Posted on April 8, 2011 at 7:55pmGOD has something special for you four. Glad to have you with us in the land of the living. We will pray for your healing in mind, body and soul. Your guardian angels probably look a little the worse for wear today. Glad you all are “OK”.
GOD BLESS AND CONTINUE TO PROTECT YOU IN THE NAME ABOVE ALL NAMES, JESUS THE CHRIST, amen.
Report Post »GONESURFING
Posted on April 8, 2011 at 7:46pmWhat was this story about ? No, really, I checked out the blog, it was very interesting and informative. Thanks, and hang in there. I’m not a fan of unions though.
About the car in the avalanche, Gods’ Angles were on the job there.
Report Post »grandmaof5
Posted on April 8, 2011 at 7:41pmWe will definitely check it out! I pray for your safety, and the safety of our soldiers, borderpatrol and policemen/women daily and am thankful for your service. My son graduated with two fine young men in Jax FL who are firefighters. God bless. I am glad the family survived this ordeal and I hope God will become part of their life, not just when there’s trouble.
Report Post »13th Imam
Posted on April 8, 2011 at 7:39pmMost posters on this site ( The Conservative ones) ,know that many of the(forced membership union members) are not Socialists, Liberals, Progressives, Anarchists, Communists, ( DEMOCRATS ALL ).My wife is a FORCED UNION teacher and hates the union for protecting the worst, laziest, and just poor teachers. Good Luck
Report Post »sissykatz
Posted on April 8, 2011 at 7:35pmReallyaunionguy
I am now a follower, good luck with this, I am extremely proud of you for standing against the Unions. I know this had to be hard for you but it is a brave and right thing to do.Best of luck and let me know if I can do anything else to help. GOOD LUCK
Report Post »joseph Fawcett
Posted on April 8, 2011 at 7:30pmI support this guy and his website, worth checking it out!
http://www.josephfawcettart.com Western artist
Report Post »grandmaof5
Posted on April 8, 2011 at 8:02pmThat took an ugly turn, did they pull it?
Report Post »DagneyT
Posted on April 8, 2011 at 7:19pmLet‘s pray that this is God’s WAKE UP CALL! Sounds like a come to Jesus moment to me!
Report Post »kickagrandma
Posted on April 8, 2011 at 7:57pm@DAGNEYT~~~ Agree!!!
Report Post »UlyssesP
Posted on April 8, 2011 at 7:10pmI hope they get to sell their story for a movie or book and make some cash. I think they are going to need to buy a new car.
Report Post »1TrueOne55
Posted on April 8, 2011 at 7:26pmWell when I drove past the scene going to Seattle from Yakima I call BS on the 50 yards, the distance is shorter than the area of the potential Avalanche. It was more like 50 feet because only two lanes of the I-90 freeway are open to the chance of an Avalanche and if it were to come across that Covering as it did the lane closest to the Cover would be missed so most of the snow would fall on the slower traffic lane closest to the lake. Depending where the snow came down and how fast the vehicle came to a stop they did not even clear the “Shadow of the Cover” so the 50 yards is exageration…. I should have taken pictures but I was on my way to take care of my invalid mom for the next day…
Report Post »Untameable-kate
Posted on April 8, 2011 at 7:31pmHollywood will never buy this story, the people are not scumbags. The libturds in Hollywood only pay rapists and murders for stories.
Report Post »sissykatz
Posted on April 8, 2011 at 7:37pmuntamable Kate
I have mssed you. Glad you are back.
Report Post »Untameable-kate
Posted on April 8, 2011 at 7:56pmThankyou SISSYKATZ, it’t good to be back. Sometimes I get frustrated and need to take a self-imposed time out.
Report Post »grandmaof5
Posted on April 8, 2011 at 8:08pmYes, it is good to see you back again, KATE, hope you are doing well.
Report Post »JoeBtfsplk
Posted on April 8, 2011 at 8:27pmuntameable-Kate – I like your attitude about Hollywood. I’ve posted numerous comments today on SodaHead, saying Hollywood should pay for Planned Parenthood since they are more than somewhat responsible for the moral decay of the fabric of our nation.
Report Post »Exrepublisheep
Posted on April 8, 2011 at 7:07pmyikes
Report Post »miles from nowhere
Posted on April 8, 2011 at 7:05pmI am very happy for this family, GOD was with them on this near tragic day.
Report Post »im4truth
Posted on April 8, 2011 at 7:04pmIt’s always good to read some good news.
Report Post »Thank God, this family is ok.
Truly, HE was with them.
Bronco II
Posted on April 8, 2011 at 7:01pmGOD was there you don’t have to be a religiouse person to recognize GOD is watching over us.Many prayers and thanks to GOD for watching over all.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on April 8, 2011 at 7:15pmAgree BRONCO … God is all around us.
Report Post »Pontiac
Posted on April 10, 2011 at 7:44pmYou people seriously need to tone down the praises for God… Its not like an atheist hasn’t been through something similar and continued living. And its not like Christians haven’t died in an avalanche or car accident. God this and God that gets seriously tiresome. If anything history has shown God is far to busy or hands off in our daily lives to simply INJECT *him*self into EVERY bit of freakish luck someone experiences. If anything God is found in the “humanity” of “individuals”, (IE a person leaving them his coat) not in the freak accidents. Because if he’s responsible for saving them, then he must also be responsible for causing the accident or allowing it to happen – thus making *him* responsible for many senseless deaths. Which leads to many people flat out rejecting religion.
Report Post »geonj
Posted on April 8, 2011 at 7:00pmblessed people
Report Post »Ironmaan
Posted on April 8, 2011 at 7:04pmYou never know when disaster will strike! Wow that had to be terrifying.
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Jennie Woodskinberg
Posted on April 8, 2011 at 8:51pmwe will be saved for all eterny in 2012! i cannot wait!
Report Post »patriot308
Posted on April 8, 2011 at 11:02pmYou don’t know how right you are! I was in a pickup about 40 cars (1/2 mile) behind them. The photo doesn’t do justice to how much snow and ice came down on them.
Report Post »banjarmon
Posted on April 9, 2011 at 1:17amWill this make belivers out of them??
Report Post »Anti_Spock
Posted on April 9, 2011 at 2:27pmStupid headline: AVALANCHE DESTROYS SUV…WITH YOUNG FAMILY IN IT.
Would it be any less horrific if it were an old family?
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