Lake Lure couple reunited after volunteer rescue pilot threatened with arrest
For a split-second, it sounded like thunder. Both Mike and Susan Coffey were sitting in silence, trying to figure out what was happening outside their Lake Lure home as the winds and rain from Hurricane Helene hammered the North Carolina mountains.
Pilot flying Helene rescue missions in NC threatened with arrest
Seidhom is a Class 1 certified law enforcement officer and a pilot with nearly 1,400 flight hours. He first contacted the Charlotte-Douglas International Airport’s Air Traffic Control tower to get clearance to fly over the airport.
Volunteer pilot conducting successful rescue missions in NC says he was stopped, threatened with arrest
A South Carolina pilot who helped stranded Hurricane Helene victims with his helicopter was reportedly threatened with arrest for doing so.
Helicopter pilot threatened with arrest after rescuing people stranded by Hurricane Helene
Jordan Seidhom sprang into action on Saturday after seeing a Facebook post about a family in a remote area who were running out of food and water
Bureaucrat Allegedly Threatens To Arrest Helicopter Pilot For Flying Unauthorized Rescue Flights In North Carolina
A fire official allegedly threatened to arrest a South Carolina helicopter pilot who flew to Lake Lure, North Carolina, on Saturday morning to help rescue stranded Hurricane Helene victims, according to a report.
North Carolina floods: Lake Lure Dam overtops with water, but remains in tact, officials say
Several counties in western North Carolina are experiencing flooding caused by heavy rain from what was Helene.
North Carolina county debunks rumors of 'bodies everywhere' and government seizures in storm-ravaged town
Rutherford County in western North Carolina debunked rumors this week about the mountain village of Chimney Rock that claimed ...
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‘This is such a disaster.’ Town of Lake Lure devastated by hurricane
LAKE LURE, N.C. (WSPA) – The town of Lake Lure was devastated by the chaos Hurricane Helene left behind. 7NEWS viewed some ...
North Carolina live updates: Chimney Rock, Lake Lure pre/post Helene plus Biltmore update
Relief is slowly giving way to recovery in the Asheville and Western North Carolina area after Tropical Storm Helene left ...
North Carolina Lake Lure Dam Failure Update: People Must Leave Immediately
A North Carolina dam failure is imminent after water levels at the Broad River rose 10 feet in only a few hours from ...
North Carolina residents recall devastating floods but say ‘We will bounce back’
Residents in the Lake Lure area of North Carolina recounted the powerful floods that struck last week. John Payne, a ...
Nash deputy and cadaver dog perform grim, yet necessary job in finding bodies along Lake Lure
Some disaster recovery teams are tasked with recovering bodies of those swept away in mudslides, landslides or drowned in the ...
Lake Lure Dam in Western NC stable after imminent failure warning; emergency repairs begin
The Lake Lure Dam, which was feared doomed to collapse on Friday, is stable and emergency repairs are set to begin.
A mass of debris covers North Carolina’s Lake Lure days after Hurricane Helene
A mass of debris, including overturned pontoon boats and splintered wooden docks and tree trunks, covered the surface of Lake ...
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NC officials detect damage to Lake Lure dam after emergency evacuation of people nearby
Emergency crews and residents scrambled Friday as Helene — the hurricane downgraded to a tropical storm — overwhelmed the Lake Lure dam in western North Carolina, causing damage and erosion ...
How Helene demolished a once-bustling North Carolina lake town
Once a place of both vast and intimate beauty, a lake community is now a repository of wreckage and fading hopes.
Daughter's parents who lived in Swannanoa are still missing following Helene
Shalana Jordan, who lives two hours away from Swannanoa in Winston-Salem, is afraid of news that may come about her parents, ...