Holton Couple Rehabbing From Tornado Injuries

(Cincinnati, Oh.) - A couple injured in the March 2 tornado in Holton are still recovering, but still have their lives.

 

Ted and Brenda Tolbert suffered broken necks when their home was flattened by the EF3 twister. They escaped with their lives, but two other people in neighboring homes were killed.

 

Fox 19 reports the couple has been recovering from critical injuries at University Hospital in Cincinnati.

 

Brenda Tolbert has been moved from the hospital to the UC Health Drake Center in Cincinnati to begin rehabilitation.

 

Ted Tolbert could be moved there with his wife of 46 years sometime Thursday, the couple's daughter told Fox 19.

 

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