This is a bonus episode of the Daily Article podcast.

Narrated by Chris Elkins and written by Dr. Jim Denison, the title of this bonus episode is

Kentucky Woman survived flood by binding herself to her children with a vacuum cord.

Jessica Willett heard loud pops and cracks as roaring floodwaters fractured her manufactured home

in eastern Kentucky.

The floor caved in and water poured in.

Her parked car outside was swept away in the deluge.

She and her children, three-year-old son, Isaiah, and 11-year-old daughter Neva, huddled in a bedroom.

When their home shifted off its foundation, she hoped the mattress might float, and she cut an

electrical cord off a vacuum cleaner and bound herself to her children. I can at least try to save

them, she said. If they find us, they'll find us together.

Jessica and her children survived.

At least 37 people in her area did not.

In lighter news, a private Scottish island with a five-bedroom home and a lighthouse is for sale for less than the average house in America. Plata Island has just

gone on the market for $426,267. It is made up of nearly 28 acres of land with a two and a half

acre garden, a helipad, and a stone jetty for boat transportation. The lighthouse was first installed

in 1790, but is now fully automated. However, the house has not been used in recent years and

needs to be upgraded, according to the listing. If you're looking for money to pay for your

new island, you might consider sleeping on the job. That is, if your employer is the online mattress company, Casper.

They are looking to hire someone with exceptional sleeping ability to show the public and social media how easy it is to achieve restful sleep on their mattress.

While you're awake, you will be expected to share your sleeping

experience on different social media platforms. Now that you have your island and a way to pay for it,

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