JONESBOROUGH, Tenn.— Vicki Hunter couldn’t make sense of the giant trees rushing toward the front porch of her one-story home.
Follow live updates on the aftermath of Hurricane HeleneJerry had been standing on the back porch Friday when the foundation gave way and suddenly the house was floating.
Vicki, who had been standing at the front of the house, was knocked over and launched into the water when it began to collapse.
She later heard that the couple's house floated for another block or so until it "hit trees and disintegrated."
Her sister, whom she had called moments before her house broke off its foundation, watched in horror as a video surfaced online showing Vicki standing alone on the porch as the house floated away.
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Organizations:
Sentinel, USA
Locations:
Tenn, Washington County, Jonesborough, Los Angeles