Navy veteran clung to tree for seven hours before being swept away by Helene flooding, says devastated niece
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North Carolina resident Annie Meadows described the harrowing scene as her uncle, 75-year-old Navy veteran Bruce Tipton, was swept away by floodwaters from Hurricane Helene.
Tipton was swept away by floodwaters from Hurricane Helene after crying for help and clinging to a tree for seven hours. Taylor Penley is an associate editor with Fox News.
Neighbors and family members heard his cries and tried to reach him after his trailer home succumbed to the waters from the French Broad River in Marshall, N.C.
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