Boy killed in freak Tropical Storm Cindy incident

FORT MORGAN, Ala. – A 10-year-old boy is dead in Alabama after a freak Tropical Storm Cindy incident, authorities say.

Cindy fueled powerful wind and waves along Alabama’s gulf coast Wednesday.

The waves near Ft. Morgan proved deadly.

The Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office said a boy from St. Louis was vacationing with his family in the 3100 block of Ponce De Leon Court off Fort Morgan Road when he walked outside of the family's condo and was killed. 

Authorities say it all happened within a few feet of the condo's door.

The sheriff's office said a huge wave came in and pushed a log on the beach into and over the boy while his father stood nearby.

VIDEO: Storm barrels toward Gulf Coast

The boy’s father was attending to other children, but rushed to his son’s side, took him into the house and tried to revive him.

The family called emergency workers who also tried to revive the boy, but could not. He died at the scene.

VIDEO: Alabama on track to feel brunt of storm

High water flooded roads on the barrier island of Dauphin Island, Alabama.

The wind pushed the waves up and onto the road that led to the bridge onto the island.

"We've tried to make the best out of all the time that we've had here,” said Josh Walden.

He, his wife and daughter spent the week in the area.

It rained for a couple of those days.

"The day that we scheduled as a family to take the ferry over to Gulf Shores, that was when the tropical storm really started to set in. So, the ferry got canceled," Walden said.

Longtime friends from Kentucky picked this week to visit the beach.

"We've been saying we were going to do this for 18 years and so this year, we finally decided is our year," Suzanne Duncan said.

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