By Boluwatife Ezekiel Olaleye
A
young mother named Dru Wheeler who battled through the floodwaters of Hurricane Harvey to
give birth has named her baby Noah Harvey.
She has named him after the devastating storm.
Dru Wheeler, from Beaumont, Texas, went into labour last Tuesday as water began to seep into her home.
Her
dentist husband Kallen called 911 but there were no ambulances
available so the hospital sent a high clearance truck with a paramedic
to collect her.
Healthy
Noah Harvey Wheeler (pictured with his brother) was born weighing eight
pounds and ten ounces, moments before Beaumont Baptist Hospital had to
be evacuated
Dru
Wheeler (left), from Beaumont, Texas, went into labour last Tuesday as
water began to seep into her home. Her dentist husband Kallen (right)
called 911
Dru boarded
the vehicle but Kellen and their two-year-old Jonas couldn't fit. After
moving their valuables above the water line, the father and son tried to
get to the hospital in their SUV but waterlogged the engine broke down.
A
Good Samaritan who saw them walking picked them up and took them to the
hospital - but they narrowly missed the arrival of their latest family
member.
Healthy Noah Harvey Wheeler
was born weighing eight pounds and ten ounces, moments before Beaumont
Baptist Hospital had to be evacuated as the waters rose.
Delighted Kallen told Deseret News: 'Dru's contractions began even as the flood waters in our home were just starting to rise.
'I consider us to be pretty blessed and I was ecstatic to be a part of that experience.'
Dru,
who like her husband is a Mormon, added: 'When we saw the water coming
in it was a shock, so we said a quick prayer. The nurses at the hospital
were awesome.'
Dru said: 'When we saw the water
coming in it was a shock, so we said a quick prayer. The nurses at the
hospital were awesome.' Pictured: The floodwaters
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