Saluda community rocked during devastation followed by tragedy [Video]

“Just going to be a truly truly hard-felt loss for the fire service in this county,” Josh Morton, Saluda County emergency management director said.

SALUDA COUNTY, S.C. — Two firefighters, who were volunteers with the Circle Fire Department, died while responding to a call for help. Those servicemen were Chief Chad Satcher and Firefighter Landon Body.

Monday, News 19 spoke with community members who knew and worked alongside these two men.

Within the past 72 hours, the Saluda County community has endured a lot of hardship: Hurricane Helene impacts, and at the same, loss of life.

These heroes who risked everything during this community’s greatest hour of need are Chief Chad Satcher and Firefighter Landon Bodie.

“To also have this massive storm that has come in and hit us, and so we’re trying to deal with the effects of that on top of having these two losses and it’s just, …

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