As historic rain fell in southeastern Wisconsin, Ava Vanek, 15, was down in the basement of her home early Sunday morning documenting the rising waters for her father, who was away at work.

"Ava had her iPad. She was taking video and pictures," said Rae-Ann Vanek, Ava's mother.

The footage shows the water up to Ava's calves.

That's when her mom called for her to come upstairs.

"My mom called me up, and I reached the front entryway of our kitchen into our dining room, and then a huge bang happened. I just felt the house shift down, and I braced myself on the two pillars," Ava said. "I just started screaming, 'The house is collapsing.'"

The large crack was the sound of the basement collapsing.

"It was like God told me, you know, to get her up. So, I just called for her, and I'm so than

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