10-Year-Old Girl Saves Father's Life With Facebook Post Posted: Monday, June 16, 2014 3:29 PM EDT Updated: Monday, June 30, 2014 3:44 PM EDT Posted:Updated: 
 
 Charleston, WV-A daughter's cry for help on Facebook saved her father's life. 
 
 
 
 The Vance family was sitting on a porch at their West Virginia home last week, when lightning struck a nearby tree, which pinned the father, Gregory Vance, beneath heavy trees and limbs. 
 
 
 
 The storm knocked out cellphone signals, so his 10-year old daughter Brianna posted a video on Facebook, requesting an ambulance. 
 
 
 
 She’s the reason Gregory made a safe return home from the hospital Saturday, right in time to celebrate Father's Day. 
 
 
 
 "It's the greatest one in my opinion, and we haven't even cooked out or went nowhere or done anything. Just sit here in the house and be together and enjoy each other," said Gregory. 
 
 
 
 His children have been nursing him back to health after suffering a broken shoulder, ribs and various disks in his back. 
 
 
 
 "He gets to come home, and I was like yay," said Brianna. "I'm glad he's home, I love him." 
 
 
 
 "If she would have been there a little bit longer and it would have hit her. The pain of burying one of my children, I could not bare that, but I can handle this pain," said Gregory. 
 
 
 
 Gregory says the video saved his life. He’s expected to make a full recovery. 
 
 
 
 ||||| A West Virginia girl is being credited with saving her father’s life, thanks to a frantic online plea. 
 
 Brianna Vance, 10, turned to Facebook after a severe storm tore through her family’s Henlawson neighborhood June 10. Her father, Gregory Vance, and two friends had been sitting on the front porch when a huge tree came crashing down on top of them. 
 
 The storm knocked out cellphone signals, and the house had no land-line. But somehow, Brianna was able to get online. 
 
 “The lightning crashed and hit a tree by our porch and my dad’s almost dead,” she wrote. “He needs an ambulance please. Please call one for us if you have a signal. We live in a yellow house.” 
 
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 For Brianna, social media seemed like her only option. 
 
 “I was scared. I needed help. My dad needed help,” she said. “So I had to post that.” 
 
 Someone saw her online plea and called 911, and rescue crews arrived. The men were rushed to the hospital, where they were treated and later released. 
 
 Henlawson (Logan County) Fire Department Lt. Tim Granger said Brianna’s quick thinking saved the day. 
 
 “This is the real hero, that little girl, and I hope she gets recognized for her heroism,” Granger said. 
 
 As her dad recovered from his injuries, Brianna shared a special Father’s Day message. 
 
 “I hope you get well soon,” she said, “because you are the best dad I could ever ask for.” ||||| Ten-year-old Brianna Vance was your average daddy’s little girl until yesterday. Today however, she is being credited with saving her father’s life – all thanks to some quick thinking by the little girl. Brianna’s father and his two other friends will be indebted to the actions of the girl for the rest of their lives. 
 
 According to ABC News, On June 10, the Brianna was at her home when a severe storm hit the Henlawson neighborhood in West Virginia, where she stays. Her father Gregory Vance and two of his friends were sitting outside the home on the front porch when disaster struck. An unexpected bolt of lightning hit a tree that was standing right in front of their home. Within seconds, the huge tree crashed on to the home. Brianna’s father and his friends were caught unawares and couldn’t react in time. Within seconds, the men were under the crushing weight of the tree, badly injured and fighting for their lives. 
 
 Brianna, who was inside her home at the time of the incident was horrified at the sight of her dad being crushed under the tree. She wanted to call for help but realized that the land line wasn’t working. The storm had knocked out cellphone signals as well. Somehow, Brianna was able to get hold of a phone and managed to get online to Facebook. It is unclear if she tried calling emergency services at that point. With no time to lose, Brianna posted a video of herself pleading for help from people who would watch her. 
 
 In the video, Brianna is heard saying: 
 
 “The lightning crashed and hit a tree by our porch and my dad’s almost dead. He needs an ambulance please. Please call one for us if you have a signal. We live in a yellow house.” 
 
 At that point of time, social media was the only option for her, Brianna says. 
 
 “I was scared. I needed help. My dad needed help. So I had to post that.” 
 
 As soon as she posted her message, someone saw it and immediately called 911. Emergency crew was immediately dispatched to the area where Brianna lived. They managed to find Brianna’s home and the three men were rescued. The trio were rushed to the hospital where they were treated and were soon released. 
 
 According to Lieutenant Tim Granger of Logan County Fire Department, it was Brianna’s quick thinking that saved her father’s and his friend’s lives. 
 
 “This is the real hero, that little girl, and I hope she gets recognized for her heroism,” Granger said. 
 
 Brianna’s dad is still recovering from his injuries and on father’s day yesterday, the gutsy 10-year-old had a message for her dad. 
 
 “I hope you get well soon,because you are the best dad I could ever ask for.” 
 
 All said, there is still some uncertainty regarding the entire episode. People are questioning as to how Brianna managed to go online if all communication lines were down in the first place. For others, they are questioning how a 10-year-old managed to get on to Facebook when the minimum age for joining Facebook happens to be 13. The news of this social media rescue comes hours after The Inquistr had reported about people on Facebook coming together to save a trapped dog. 
 
 [Image via YouTube] ||||| Storms hit Logan county hard Tuesday night. For the majority of our region, no injuries were reported. In Logan County, however, that was not the case. One family said they’re lives changed forever. 
 
 Brianna Vance had a life-saving idea. It all started after severe storms tore through Logan County. She said, "I was scared. I needed help. My dad needed help. So I had to post that." 
 
 Brianna's dad, Gregory Vance, and his two friends were sitting on their front porch along Big Valley Road in Pecks Mill. Vance's girlfriend, Brenda and their two children were inside. Then came the storm. 
 
 Brenda said, "I had barely enough time to turn around, and I heard something go kabam!" 
 
 A massive tree came crashing down, right where the three men were standing. "I hollered out the door,” Brenda said. “I said, Greg, Greg, where are you honey? I got no response." 
 
 All three of the men were trapped beneath the heavy trunk and limbs. The storm made it impossible for the family to dial 911 on their cell phones. There's no land line. That brings us back to Brianna's frantic Facebook post. 
 
 She fought back tears. She said, "The lightening crashed and hit a tree by our porch and my dad's almost dead. He needs an ambulance please. Please call one for us if you have signal. We live in a yellow house, a trailer. Please. We need an ambulance. Please. Please." 
 
 Her desperate plea for help was answered. Soon firefighters with the Henlawson Fire Department showed up with the tools to free the trapped men. Brianna captured the moment on her phone. 
 
 The men were rushed to Logan Regional Hospital. Everyone has been released, except for Brianna's dad. The good news is he's expected to be just fine. 
 
 A desperate cry for help, answered. This family is calling it a miracle. 
 
 According to his girlfriend, Vance suffered a broken collar bone and five broken ribs. ||||| Published on Jun 16, 2014 
 
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 A West Virginia girl is being credited with saving her father's life, thanks to a frantic online plea. 
 
 Brianna Vance, 10, turned to Facebook after a severe storm tore through her family's Henlawson neighborhood June 10. Her father, Gregory Vance, and two friends had been sitting on the front porch when a huge tree came crashing down on top of them. 
 
 The storm knocked out cellphone signals, and the house had no land-line. But somehow, Brianna was able to get online. 
 
 "The lightning crashed and hit a tree by our porch and my dad's almost dead," she wrote. "He needs an ambulance please. Please call one for us if you have a signal. We live in a yellow house." 
 
 For Brianna, social media seemed like her only option. 
 
 "I was scared. I needed help. My dad needed help," she said. "So I had to post that." 
 
 Someone saw her online plea and called 911, and rescue crews arrived. The men were rushed to the hospital, where they were treated and later released. 
 
 Henlawson (Logan County) Fire Department Lt. Tim Granger said Brianna's quick thinking saved the day. 
 
 "This is the real hero, that little girl, and I hope she gets recognized for her heroism," Granger said. 
 
 As her dad recovered from his injuries, Brianna shared a special Father's Day message. 
 
 "I hope you get well soon," she said, "because you are the best dad I could ever ask for."
– A West Virginia girl sprung into action last Tuesday when a lightning-struck tree landed on her family's porch, trapping her father and his two friends, ABC News reports. "I was scared," said 10-year-old Brianna Vance. "I needed help. My dad needed help." There was no landline in the house, and the storm had knocked out cellphone signals, but somehow she got online anyway. Fighting back tears, she posted a video message on Facebook: "The lightning crashed and hit a tree by our porch and my dad’s almost dead. He needs an ambulance please. Please call one for us if you have a signal. We live in a yellow house, a trailer." Soon firefighters showed up and rescued Brianna's dad, Gregory Vance, who was hospitalized with several broken bones, WOWK-TV reports. Luckily he was able to come home Saturday and spend Father's Day with his children as he continued his recovery, reports MyFox Philly. "If she would have been there [on the porch] a little bit longer and it would have hit her," he said. "The pain of burying one of my children, I could not bear that, but I can handle this pain." A fire department official calls her "the real hero," but Inquisitr reports that some are wondering how she got online when communication lines were down. (For social media's downside, read about a woman who met a guy on Facebook—who then buried her alive.)