Grandparents Found Hugging One Another After Fallen Tree Killed Them in Their South Carolina Home

Marcia and Jerry Savage, who were killed by a tree that fell and crushed their bedroom during Hurricane Helene. Laurel Lindsay/Second Baptist Church of Beech Island, S.C.

As Hurricane Helene roared outside, the wind howling and branches snapping, John Savage went to his grandparents’ bedroom to make sure they were OK.

“We heard one snap and I remember going back there and checking on them,” the 22-year-old said of his grandparents, Marcia, 74, and Jerry, 78, who were laying in bed. “They were both fine, the dog was fine.”