Hannah Davis

WFAA-TV, Dallas-Fort Worth

CANTON, Texas - Millions have watched a five-minute cell phone video that captures the moment strangers saved a little girl and her baby brother, but the children's mother still can't watch the whole thing.



The video was taken in Canton, Texas after tornadoes and severe weather hit the area Saturday night. Emily Ocheltree said her husband Phillip has watched it, but she's still waiting.

"Maybe in a few days I'll warm up to it," she said.

The family was trying to find a storm shelter Saturday in between rounds of severe weather in East Texas when their truck was washed off the road and flipped over.

"It was just black. We couldn't see anything, and I was just trying to find my babies," Phillip said.

The husband and wife frantically tried to free their four-month-old son Marshal and their 18-month-old daughter Addyson or "Addy" for short. What they didn't know was outside the truck a group of strangers had gathered and were working to get the windows open and save the people inside.

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"I just told them to get my babies I'll find a way out," Emily said.

Once the children were pulled from the cab two men immediately started doing CPR. One of those men was Jaime Martinez, a former firefighter in Guatemala. He now works as a musician in North Texas but never forgot his CPR training.

"It just kicks in," Martinez said.

Both children were taken to Children's Medical Center in Dallas, the only pediatric level 1 trauma center in North Texas. On Monday, 4-month-old Marshal was released, and his sister Addy is still being treated but in stable condition.

"I just want to hug those people who helped us," Emily said.

Emily got the chance to hug Jaime Martinez who surprised them. The Ocheltrees embraced the stranger, thanking him between tears for helping their children.

"I'm just happy they're okay," Martinez said.

Later, Martinez was supposed to meet the Ocheltree's son. The family and the stranger turned friend have a lot to talk about. And they look forward to forming new bonds as they and the city of Canton heal from the storm.