(CNN) As wildfires ravage the West Coast, one boy and his dog died huddled together in a car, where they sought safety from the flames. Wyatt Tofte, 13, died Tuesday in the wildfires in Marion County, Oregon, along with his 71-year-old grandmother, Peggy Mosso, a family spokesperson told CNN. Mosso was found dead in a car that went up in flames, as her daughter and Wyatt Tofte's mother, Angela, stood nearby attempting to save her. "Our family is devastated by the loss of our kind-hearted 13-year-old Wyatt and his beloved grandmother Peggy in the Santiam Fire in the early morning of September 8th," a family statement said. "After a long search for Wyatt, he was found in a car with his dog on his lap, but unfortunately, was not able to escape the fire.

Source: CNN September 11, 2020 21:22 UTC