Son treks 11 miles through Hurricane Helene devastation to check on North Carolina parents
Sam Perkins spent Saturday trudging through dangerous terrain to check on his parents, whose home was hit hard by Hurricane Helene.
Man hikes 11 miles through Hurricane Helene devastation to reach parents
Sam Perkins grew concerned on Saturday morning as he had not heard from his parents after Helene tore through the Florida coast.
North Carolina man hikes 11 miles to check on parents after Hurricane Helene
( NewsNation) — One man trekked 11 miles to check on his parents after Hurricane Helene ravaged North Carolina, and he didn’t hear from them for two days. Sam Perkins said on “ NewsNation Now ” that the situation in Ashville is “dire.”
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"While hiking up 226A, I met multiple people trapped by devastation in both directions of the highway,” Sam Perkins shared.
Man hikes 11 miles and 2,200 feet high to reach his parents in North Carolina
It had been 48 hours since the winds and rains from Hurricane Helene ripped through western North Carolina and Sam Perkins still had not heard from his parents. So, on Saturday morning, he got in his vehicle and started driving toward their home,
Man hikes 11 miles to check on his parents after Hurricane Helene
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (Gray News) – A man in North Carolina hiked 11 miles up a mountain to check on his parents after Hurricane Helene. Sam Perkins said his parents are in their 70s and live in a remote area about an hour outside of Asheville.
Photos of devastation caused by Helene’s floodwaters in North Carolina
The highest death toll was in North Carolina, where flooding wiped out whole communities. Residents there and across vast areas of the Southeast were without water, power, phone and internet communication.
Maps track Hurricane Helene's 800-mile path of destruction across southeastern US
Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. In North Carolina, high water from excessive rainfall has inundated Asheville and other cities, trapping residents in their homes without lights and food.
North Carolina faces 'daunting' election after Hurricane Helene, officials say
North Carolina election officials are scrambling to make sure the state's over 7 million registered voters can cast a ballot in the upcoming presidential election, after flooding from Hurricane Helene caused extensive damage in the western part of the state.
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