MARION, N.C. (WGHP) — Most people will never have to deal with what Carter Francois is dealing with. Overnight, he lost his livelihood. His business, The Alpine Inn, washed down the side of a mountain during Hurricane Helene.
Since then, he’s been dealing with bureaucracy and trying to rebuild. His insurance company says they won’t pay out on his $2.5 million policy because it was flooding that did it and not wind, which he had coverage for.
Months after Helene, western North Carolina still rebuilding
So Carter is trying to find ways to pay for rebuilding the inn. If there is any bright spot in all of this, it’s that what washed down the mountain was the lobby and common spaces of the inn. Most of the rooms are still standing.
But they need to be completely overhauled, which is Carter’s daily project…