AP Spotlight Grandparents found hugging each other after fallen tree killed them in their home HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press Oct 3, 2024 Oct 3, 2024 Updated Oct 10, 2025 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As Hurricane Helene roared outside, the wind howling and branches snapping, John Savage went to his grandparents' bedroom to make sure they were OK.kAmQ(6 962C5 @?6 D?2A 2?5 x C6>6>36C 8@:?8 324< E96C6 2?5 4964<:?8 @? E96>[Q E96 aa\J62C\@=5 D2:5 @7 9:D 8C2?5A2C6?ED[ |2C4:2[ fc[ 2?5 y6CCJ[ fg[ H9@ H6C6 =J:?8 :? 365] Q%96J H6C6 3@E9 7:?6[ E96 5@8 H2D 7:?6]Qk^AmkAmqFE ?@E =@?8 27E6C[ $2G286 2?5 9:D 72E96C 962C5 2 Q3@@>Q — E96 D@F?5 @7 @?6 @7 E96 3:886DE EC66D @? E96 AC@A6CEJ :? q6649 xD=2?5[ $@FE9 r2C@=:?2[ 4C2D9:?8 @? 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