A deputy with the Macon County Sheriff's Office in North Carolina tragically lost his life after his truck was swept away by floodwaters caused by Hurricane Helene. The body of Deputy Jim Lau, a former deputy from Volusia County, Florida, was recovered from the river.
Macon County Sheriff's Office in North Carolina made an emotional post on social media Sunday about one of its own, who died in floodwaters from Hurricane Helene.on Facebook.
Deputies added the search was put on hold as the sun set and then started up again on the morning of Sept. 29.
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