Hurricane Helene survivor rebuilds life in Ashe County with community support :: WRAL.com [Video]

As Christmas approaches and we mark three months since Hurricane Helene, WRAL News speaks with a woman who survived some of the storm’s most devastating impacts.

Three months later, life for Leslie Worth has started to return to somewhat normal. 

“We take it one day at a time, but we’re doing pretty well,” Worth said. 

Pretty well, after this.

When Helene’s floodwaters turned the New River in Ashe County into a torrent, Worth’s home was swept away, with her inside. 

Only the quick thinking of a bystander, Eddie Hunnell, saw her pulled to safety.

“I mean, we’re not used to this kind of destruction,” Worth said. 

In the months since, Worth, and her husband, Phil, both retired, have established a …