A woman celebrating her 40th birthday on a vacation in paradise with friends was tragically killed when a nail from a collapsing roof pierced her heart. Nishelle Harris-Miles traveled to Fort Myers, Florida, from Dayton, Ohio, just prior to the arrival of Hurricane Ian, Harris' cousin Chanel Maston told WLWT. Maston said: 'We strapped ourselves to each other with a sheet, laid on the mattress. That water came out that floor so fast, so quick. The roof was smashing us.' She continued: 'We tried to kick off the roof and lay on the mattress. It kicked off that roof, so that roof wouldn't smash us and the roof went, and we went.' During the carnage, Maston said that she posted videos on Facebook and checked in with family members back in Ohio to assure them that the group was safe. She added: 'We started calling people before the water really started rising. We called 911. We called 211. We called everybody to get us out of there, and nobody came.' The relentless wind and rain continues to pummel the home's roof until it finally gave way, killing Harris-Miles.
