BARTOW, Fla. - A Bartow family is incredibly fortunate to be unharmed after a section of an 80-ton crane crashed through their roof.

The backstory:

The crane was hired by a tree service to assist in removing a tree from the homeowner's yard, but the operation took a dramatic and unexpected turn.

On Tuesday, just after 11 a.m., disaster struck when the boom of an 80-ton crane snapped, sending a massive section of a water oak tree crashing through Scott Fitzwater's bedroom, while the 6,000-pound boom itself tore through his living room, bathroom, and kitchen.

"All of a sudden we hear a boom," Fitzwater recalls.

He shared an image of the couch where he and his daughters were sitting at the time full of debris.

"It ended up two feet above our heads," said Fitzwater. "I did get hit on

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