The vehicle sat by itself on a dried mud plain. Its shape was definitely car-like, in a smashed-up, crumpled way.
It used to be blue, maybe, but its color was now faded and augmented by scrapes, dirt, as well as an uncountable number of twigs and grasses.
While no longer a prime model for photography, its positioning made for a good news image. Another way to illustrate the damage done to property and minds by Hurricane Helene in the Asheville area of North Carolina.
Whatever the make and model, the car belonged to Michael and Brhianna Stapleton, who live in Old Fort.
The young couple, who were visiting their former mode of transportation on Oct. 4, told The Epoch Times it was their way to escape the rising waters of the nearby Catawba River.
Michael said they were home on the day of the catastrophic inundation.
“We were like, hey, we were not allowed to go to work today. Should we get some coffee?”
“We fed the baby [Poppy], and started noticing puddles. We got a flash flood warning saying, ‘Don’t drive anywhere,’ and by that time, we started seeing the [Catawba] river, through one window, starting to come up across the street from us. […]
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