Local woman riding out Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica with 17 family members

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – A local woman and her family are currently stuck in Jamaica riding out Hurricane Melissa.

Erica Hillman calls Emanuel County home, but she and 17 other family members are currently stuck at a resort in Trelawny, Jamaica, sitting 4 hours west of the capital in Kingston.

We spoke to her and the owner of a Jamaican restaurant here in Augusta about this historic storm…

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