Sam Perkins only had one thing on his mind when he decided to trek through the utter devastation left behind by Hurricane Helene in North Carolina: make sure his parents were safe. Perkins was ...

Sam Perkins, the man who hiked 11 miles to find his parents last Saturday after Hurricane Helene ripped through western North Carolina, says his mom and dad are now at home with him in Charlotte.

It had been 48 hours since the winds and rains from Hurricane Helene ripped through western North Carolina and Sam Perkins still had not heard from his parents.Video above: Sam Perkins describes ...

Sam Perkins would walk to the ends of the Earth for his parents - and over the weekend, he nearly did. On Saturday morning, Perkins, 38, set out on a perilous trek, trudging through 11 ...

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Sam Perkins embarked on a perilous trek to reach his parents' isolated home in North Carolina after Hurricane Helene's devastation. Roads were blocked by landslides and flooding, forcing him to ...

"While hiking up 226A, I met multiple people trapped by devastation in both directions of the highway,” Sam Perkins shared. As North Carolina struggles to get back on its feet in the aftermath ...