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First picture of toddler ripped from mum’s arms during floods

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Kellen Cole Burrow was swept into flood waters while trying to cling to his mom
Kellen Cole Burrow was swept into flood waters while trying to cling to his mom (Picture: Reuters)

A toddler was killed after being ripped out of his mother’s arms as deadly floods swept through the US last weekend.

Rescue workers in Tennessee have confirmed that a body found among the wreckage was that of Kellen Cole Burrow, 2.

Kellen and his mom and four siblings had clung to a clothesline in their garden after being surprised by the rising flood waters at their home in McEwen, in Humphreys County, near Nashville.

A powerful surge pulled the youngster from his mother’s arms and he was washed away shouting ‘mommy.’

His family were informed a body had been found early on Tuesday morning and DNA testing confirmed his identity a few hours later.

Allen Burrow, Kellen’s maternal grandfather, told MailOnline his daughter, Brittany McCord, had gone to heroic lengths to save her children.

‘She gathered them up in the corner bedroom, and got them all out the window as the current got higher and higher,’ he said.

‘She then climbed out and tried to hold onto her children on the back porch, before the water swept Kellen away.

MISSING after flooding in Tennessee on August 21, 2021: Two-year-old Kellen Burrow-Vaughn. Post reads: Y'all please pray so hard for my friend and her family. If anyone has seen this sweet little boy Please let me know. He was swept away in Waverly by the flood today. We are praying he is safe and will be reunited with his family. Y'all this is devastating. Britt doesn't have her phone she asked me to post him in case anyone sees him. His aunt Trista Tidwell Forsythe said Kellen was swept away from the same apartment complex on East Brookside Dr. in Waverly as the twin babies, Ryan and Rieligh. He was in the apartment with his mother and five older siblings when the flood waters suddenly hit. Kellen was swept away ? went under ? and disappeared. The rest of his family was rescued. At this time, no word on the search and rescue effort.
Kellen’s body was found early Tuesday
9920135 Two year old boy is washed away in Tennessee floods as mom and his four siblings clung to a clothesline WAVERLY, Tenn. (WZTV) ? Families tells FOX 17 News they're desperate to find their missing children who are two of many missing after historic flooding in Humphreys County over the weekend. Kellen Cole Burrow, just 2 years old, hasn't been located after family says he was swept away in the devastating flood that tore through Waverly. Kellen?s father, Kalaub McCord, says Kellen?s mother held on to her five children as the flood waters rushed through her apartment. ?I seen him that night when we put him to bed, but she had him in her arms whenever he got swept away,? says McCord.
The two-year-old was one of 22 confirmed dead in the flash floods

‘She (heard) him yelling “mommy, mommy” and all she could do was watch because she had her hands on her other kids.’

The boy’s body is now being transported from hospital to Taylor Funeral Home in Dickson.

Kellen’s stepfather, Kalaub McCord, was away from home at the time of the flood as he needed treatment for a sinus infection.

He battled home from the emergency room for five hours – helping others who had got into difficulty along the way.

A flooded car and debris are seen after flooding in Trace Creek, Waverly, Tennessee, U.S., August 23, 2021. Picture taken August 23, 2021. George Walker IV/The Tennessean/USA Today via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT.
Tennessee was hit by 17 inches of rain (Picture: Reuters)
August 21, 2021: The Nashville Fire Department posts aerial photos of massive flooding in Tennessee after heavy rainfall. Caption reads: This is what our TN-HART team flying missions in Waverly are seeing.
These pictures from The Nashville Fire Department show the extent of the flooding in the state (Picture: NashvilleFD)
Photos posted by the Hardin County Fire Department, Savannah, Tennessee, on August 21, 2021, show property damage and destroyed cars in the aftermath of extreme flooding in Tennessee.
Tennessee was one of several areas hit by severe flooding already this year (Picture: Hardin County Fire Department)

Describing his wife’s efforts to save his step-son to Fox 17, he said: ‘I seen him that night when we put him to bed, but she had him in her arms whenever he got swept away. 

‘I couldn’t get back to him, but she managed to save our other four children. If it wasn’t for her, I wouldn’t have any children right now.’

At least 22 are dead with 51 still missing in the aftermath of the flash floods. In just a single day some parts of Tennessee suffered 17 inches of rain – nearly double the state’s previous record of just over nine inches in 2010.

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