A man in Avery County, North Carolina, is sharing the deep pain of losing his beloved wife in Hurricane Helen.
Jamie Guinn was hospitalized with a broken back and lacerations to his head after a landslide hit his home on September 27th. reported Monday.
Guinn is heartbroken and grieving as his wife Melissa and eight-year-old son were evacuated to their home.
“Within an hour, my entire life changed the rest of my life. I'm sure the person who received it will love it because you never really know when it's going to be gone,” she said of her four children. the father spoke.
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Two landslides hit the back of the house, causing it to fall off the cliff and into the river. Guinn was able to free himself, but heard Melissa's screams warning him from the original location of the house.
Guinn took her young son to safety just before another landslide occurred. At that point, his wife's screams stopped, and Guinn said he thought she might have been swept away by the river.
“When I got right behind my little son, I couldn't hear my wife, so I started screaming for her. Then he turned and looked at me and said, 'Daddy, mommy is gone. ''' he recalled.
Guin is released WRAL reported that he was released from the hospital on Saturday and was reunited with his children.
Guinn said of her loss: Part of me still feels like I'm in a state of shock and figuring out everything that happened. I think I'm just making myself aware of everything that happened. ”
Associated Press (AP) reported On Saturday, the death toll from Hurricane Helen rose to 227.
“Helen is the worst hurricane to hit the continental United States since Katrina in 2005. About half of the victims were in North Carolina, with dozens more killed in Georgia and South Carolina,” the article said. It's dark.
