A 70-year-old grandma is lucky to be alive after a tree came crashing through her apartment. The plant nearly crushed her to death.

The incident happened on October 31 at the Oasis at Regal Oakes in Charlotte, North Carolina. Lenore Richardson had been sitting in her bed. That’s when a large tree came crashing through the ceiling of her bedroom.

Speaking with WSOC, Richardson reflected on surviving the incident. She said that she heard a loud crack before the tree came crashing through. It landed on her. Attempting to lift the tree proved to be impossible.

Tree Falls On Top of Grandma

“I was like, ‘This is heavy! I can’t get out of here,’ ” she told the outlet.

She only lived because her headboard stopped the tree from falling directly on top of her. It protected her from being crushe

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