A 9-year-old Oklahoma boy runs a mile to get help after a tornado crashes his family’s truck

A 9-year-old Oklahoma boy ran more than a mile to seek help for his parents after a tornado sent the family’s truck off the road and into a tree.

During that storm, Branson Baker and his parents Wayne Baker and Lindy Baker were caught in a tornado on their way to their friend’s storm shelter in Dickinson, near Ardmore, according to Good Morning America.

The nearly 30 tornado outbreak in Oklahoma killed four people, including a four-month-old toddler, destroyed homes and devastated Marietta and Sulfur. An additional eight tornadoes occurred the following week, one of which severely damaged Barnsdall and Bartlesville.

The tornado then uprooted a tree and slammed into the Baker family’s truck, trapping Wayne and Lindy.

Branson escaped the crash and ran more than a mile in the dark through broken power lines and debris to get the Baker family’s neighbor and ask him for help, according to a GoFundMe created for the family’s medical expenses.

“As soon as I went to get help, I said, ‘Don’t die,'” Branson told Good Morning America.

Wayne told Good Morning America that he was proud of his son and his ability to take on this challenge.

“It shows he would do his best for anyone,” Wayne said.

Branson Baker, his family was caught in a massive tornado outbreak in April

The National Weather Service in Norman said it was still investigating, but so far over 27 tornadoes had occurred in the Norman forecast area on the night of April 27 and into the next morning. Four of those occurred in western North Texas, and seven tornadoes occurred in the NWS Tulsa forecast area.

This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: 9-year-old Oklahoma boy saves parents during tornado: ‘Don’t die’