Tennessee mother drowns after filming rising floodwaters on Facebook – New York Post

Linda Almond drowned in the Tennessee floods after she livestreamed it on Facebook. Facebook A Tennessee woman drowned in the rising floodwaters after she livestreamed the deluge on social media. The death took place during the catastrophic flash flooding in Tennessee that has left at least 22 people dead. Linda Almond went live on Facebook around 10:15 a.m. on Saturday morning, showing the deadly situation developing around her home in Waverly, Tennessee. The one minute video would be her final words to the world before she was carried away. “Well, if anybody’s seeing me on Facebook Live, we’re being flooded right now in Waverly, Tennessee. Really scary,” Almond’s quivering voice says in the video. She shows the mud-brown water filled with debris ripping past her home. She then lights a cigarette. “Whoa. Whoa,” she says at one point, after something seems to have suddenly changed. The Facebook video showed the deadly situation developing around her home.Facebook “I think something just hit the side of the house,” a male voice says off-camera, likely her son. “This is really scary,” Almond says, while sounds of rushing water can be heard. “Oh my goodness. Oh my goodness,” she says before the video ends.…
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