A youth baseball game in Florida on Sunday was the subject of a scary weather event when a dust devil formed on home plate and a child appeared to get caught up in it.
The incident occurred at Fort Caroline Athletic Association baseball field in Jacksonville.
The dust devil formed right at home plate, and a 7-year-old child, identified as Zoya, was wrapped up in it. The umpire, 17-year-old Aidan Wiles, came to the child’s rescue and was able to pull him out and shield him.“I was scared and I got afraid if someone would pull me out,” Zoya told News 4 Jax on Monday.“I was scared,” 7-year-old Zoya said.“A kid that just had the presence in mind to just do that it’s just special to see,” Zoya’s father, Brian, said.“I couldn’t breathe that much,” he told the station. “So I held my breath and I feel like I couldn’t touch the ground.
“A kid that just had the presence in mind to just do that it’s just special to see,” Zoya’s father, Brian, said. “It was pretty cool to see yesterday. He had great parents raising him.” According to FOX Weather, “dust devils usually form on sunny, hot days with light winds. The dust-filled vortices are created by surface heating and typically only last a few minutes before dissipating.”
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