Father of boy, 9, killed in May tornado says recent photograph of his niece clearly shows his son standing over her 'like a guardian angel'
- Nicolas McCabe was killed as a tornado hit his elementary school in Moore, Oklahoma
- Tornado killed seven school children at Plaza Towers Elementary School on May 20th this year
- Photograph of cousin Madison reveals a strange image standing behind her taken six weeks later on July 4th
- Father convinced that it is his son, returning from the afterlife
Grief can play strange tricks on the mind, but a family that lost their son in the Moore tornado in May of this year are convinced they have seen their son since his death.
A photo of a young niece of the McCabe family seems to show their son, Nicholas, appearing in the background.
Their son was amongst seven third-graders who died at Plaza Towers Elementary School when the storm hit, but they are finding comfort in this new picture.
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Is it him? It looks like a regular picture of a little girl with a sparkler, but look carefully and behind the youngster you can see the image of a young boy. Scott McCabe believes it to be his son who was killed
Spotted: Little Nichols McCabe,9, was killed when a tornado struck Plaza Towers Elementary school in Moore, Oklahoma in May of this year
Dad: Scott McCabe believe that is it definitely his son that is appearing behind his niece in the photograph
'I couldn't believe what I was seeing. Nicolas loved the Fourth of July and he loved firecrackers,' Scott McCabe told News 9.
The picture that was taken on July 4th showed Nicolas' cousin, Madison, playing with a sparkler.
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'My brother, when he saw it, he said the hair stood up on his neck,' Mr McCabe added. 'I was in awe. It touched my heart,'
'It's obviously not Madison. It's obvious there are two people there or one person there and one spirit there.'
Sparkly: Scott McCabe's niece, Madison, was thought to be the only subject in the picture as she played with her sparkler on July 4th, but it appears not to be the case
Living on: The McCabe family began a charity called SOS, Shelter Oklahoma Schools in honor of their precious son Nicholas. The want to see all Oklahoma schools have shelters or safe rooms to protect children during a tornado
Remembered: Seven third-graders died at Plaza Towers Elementary school as the tornado roared through
From the photo, it is easy to make out two distinct figures with different skin tones and different facial features.
'I feel it, you know. I feel it that he's here,' says dad, Scott.
Nicolas was buried in his red Plaza Towers T-shirt. Mr McCabe said he can make out a red T-shirt on the figure behind Madison.
Of course there are plenty of skeptics and non-believers.
Others have tried to come up with suggestions for the double image with some suggesting it is simply a blurry image of the young girl caused by the phone being shaken.
To dad Scott McCabe, it makes no difference. He knows what he saw.
'They can say what they want. I believe. I believe he's watching over us,' he said.
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Seeing is believing: Scott McCabe wholeheartedly believes that his 9-year-old son, Nicolas (pictured), who died inside Plaza Towers Elementary School during the disastrous tornado that struck Moore, Okla., has made himself visible from beyond the grave
Eye for detail: Nicolas was buried in his red Plaza Towers Elementary T-Shirt and his dad Scott says he can make out a red shirt on the figure seemingly standing behind cousin Madison
Flattened: The terrific tornado which tore through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore reduced the Plaza Towers elementary school to rubble
What once was: The photos of the remains of Plaza Towers Elementary School shows how even the rooms that were spared by the tornado still show major damage
Planning questions: The students were told to hide in the hallway since they had no safe room
On the afternoon of the tornado, there was unimaginable horror at Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Oklahoma as the tornado ripped off the roof on its rampage of destruction, and leveled the building.
The six other children who died were trapped underneath rubble when they were overcome by water from burst pipes.
It was initially reported that the children died from drowning, but officials say the children were suffocated after being crushed by a falling wall.
The elementary school had not built a tornado shelter as they could not afford it.
Despite enduring a devastating tornado that struck the area 14 years ago, most schools in Oklahoma still have no purpose-built shelters.
Horrifying: The friendly images of zoo animal murals strike a sad contrast when seen next to the ceiling that is no longer attached to the school
What stayed: Some areas were only barely touched, like this door where all of the class photos remained
Safer: Construction work on a safe room for the new school behind the crosses erected in memory of the seven students who died. Once completed, the safe room will be able to accommodate all of the students at the new school
Live long in the memory: Seven third graders died at Plaza Towers elementary. Nicolas McCabe was crushed under the weight of a wall that fell when the tornado hit
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