Owners and rafters of French Broad Adventures are also the swift-water rescue team at the Walnut Volunteer Fire Department. The Hampton family spent 15 days on the river rescuing people after Helene's deadly flooding.
Experienced white-water rafters in North Carolina spent more than two weeks on the French Broad River after Hurricane Helene's flooding, rescuing their neighbors in extreme conditions. Brothers Jim, Mike and Mitch Hampton, along with Mitch’s wife Korey, are part of the swift-water rescue team for the Walnut Volunteer Fire Department in western North Carolina.
The water was rising, and there was a concern about the hotel being compromised with floodwaters," Hampton said. "A lot of debris was coming down, you know, coming from that river into that area."Hampton said the rescue team was able to access the building and get everyone out using a 24-foot ladder anchored to a conduit pipe."It actually went pretty smoothly, considering, once we committed to our plan," Hampton said. "Then, we were on another call.
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