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Tree crashes into Atlanta home, barely missing 7-year-old in bed

By and FOX 5 Atlanta Digital Team
Updated  July 25, 2024 5:29pm EDT
Atlanta
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Young boy describes tree crashing into room

A 7-year-old boy describes the scary moments a tree crashed down into his bedroom as he sat on the bed talking on the phone.

ATLANTA - One family was shocked when the severe storms caused a tree to crash through the roof of their southwest Atlanta home overnight. 

The scary situation happened overnight at a home on Harris Manor Drive.

Demetrius McCreary told FOX 5 that he was at home in the shower with his son sleeping in the bedroom when he heard a loud noise seemingly out of nowhere.

"I didn't know what was going on. I thought the dogs were just wrestling outside or something until the whole house started shaking," McCreary said. "And then I opened my bathroom door and literally, from here all the way across, the roof had fallen in."

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Zander McCreary, 7, was on his bed when a massive tree crashed into his bedroom at his family home along Harris Manor Drive in southwest Atlanta on July 25, 2024.  (FOX 5)

He rushed into the bedroom to rescue his 7-year-old son. 

"I was scared, I didn't know where my son was since he was in the debris," McCreary said.

Zander McCreary, 7, demonstrates how he had to duck when a massive tree crashed into his bedroom while he was in his bed at his family home along Harris Manor Drive in southwest Atlanta on July 25, 2024.

Zander McCreary, 7, demonstrates how he had to duck when a massive tree crashed into his bedroom while he was in his bed at his family home along Harris Manor Drive in southwest Atlanta on July 25, 2024.  (FOX 5)

Thankfully, his son Xander got out with just a few scratches.

"I hear a loud boom. Then I feel a couple of things fall on me. Then I just do this to my head so nothing really hit me," Xander McCreary told FOX 5 while showing how he curled up and protected the back of his head with his hands.

Tree crashes through SW Atlanta home

The Atlanta father was in the shower when a massive branch smashed through their home and sent debris falling on his sleeping 7-year-old son.

The aftermath left splinters of wood, insulation and drywall covering the floor and Xander's bed.

McCreary is now hoping that his renter's insurance will help with the damage and is trying to figure out what he and his son can do until the home is repaired.