Hurricane Francine made landfall as a category 2 hurricane in Louisiana in September, bringing with it devastating destruction. One woman’s miraculous rescue, however, was caught on camera. Police officers from the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office responded to a call around 8pm in the small town of Donaldsonville about a woman trapped under a tree. The woman had been outside during the storm when a tree had been knocked over top of her. Bodycam footage shows her rescuers working tirelessly to free her, using chainsaws and jacks to get through the wood.

The woman’s panic and fear could be heard clearly as she shouted multiple times, “I need my God! I need my Jesus!” Deputy Laura Mueller used her training to coach the woman on how to breath and remain calm. “I am grateful I was able to guide her through breathing exercises to help calm her,” she said after the rescue. Rescuers worked for 40 minutes to pull the woman out from under the tree. Mueller said the woman was “understandably shaken and distressed by the situation.” She was taken to the hospital with non-fatal injuries. Captain Jeff Griffin praised God after the rescue. “The Good Lord was with her. Six inches one way or the other and it would have crushed her,” he said.

Hurricane Francine knocked out power for thousands of Louisiana residents, with 450,000 reporting they were without power at its peak. About 500 people made their way to emergency shelters. Flooding remained a concern, but thankfully no storm-related fatalities have been reported. “The human spirit is defined by its resiliency, and resiliency is what defines Louisiana,” said Louisiana governor Jeff Landry at a press conference. “Certainly, there are times and situations that try us, but it is also when we in this state are at our very best.”