In Marshall, North Carolina, a 75-year-old U.S. Navy veteran clung to a tree for several hours in the floodwaters of Hurricane Helen, pleading for help, but was ultimately washed away and killed.
Bruce Tipton's niece said fox & friends first He was well known in the community and a very dedicated person, FOX News reported. reported on friday.
“He was a loving person. He would do anything he could for anyone. He was a father, grandfather, uncle, brother and friend to everyone here. '' Annie Meadows said.
Neighbors and relatives heard him screaming for help but were unable to contact him. The trailer he was living in also fell victim to rising waters from France's Broad River.
On September 27, neighbors Wanda Allen and Houston Allen were on their balcony when they heard Tipton screaming. Asheville Citizen Times reported on Thursday.
“He was hanging from a tree for five hours, begging for help,” Wanda said. “He was saying, 'Help me, help me.'” I was walking along the railroad tracks when I heard the sound. ”
Meadows said no one in the area expected the devastation the storm would bring.
“He never expected the weather to be like this. We all grew up on the same street. Nobody in this town in general expected something like this to happen,” she said. Ta.
video footage show The storms swept through areas from Georgia to North Carolina, causing washed out roads, power outages, mudslides and destroyed homes.
At least 215 people have been infected, NBC News reported Friday. died Hundreds of people remain missing in the aftermath of the storm, with search efforts underway.
“More than a week later, some residents and communities remain isolated, with hundreds of thousands without power and spotty service making communication difficult,” the paper said.
An elderly couple in Beech Island, South Carolina, who were in bed together, were killed when the storm's high winds caused a tree to fall on their home, Breitbart News reported Thursday.
