GERTON, N.C. (WGHP) — On Sept. 27, 2024, Tarin Truluck’s backyard went from a green paradise for her family with a small stream to an apocalyptic wasteland in just a few hours.
“It was so pretty. I spent so many hours on this property,” Truluck said. “It will never be the same, ever. It’s impossible.”
After narrowly escaping the morning Helene hit and getting off the mountain, she and a friend chain-sawed their way back up to find half of her home washed down the creek…