Top Story Editor's Pick 100 more missing person reports in one day in McDowell County; Marion water supply still low Mike Conley Oct 4, 2024 Oct 4, 2024 Updated Oct 4, 2024 0 × Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As of Friday, McDowell County has received 440 missing person reports since Hurricane Helene hit, up from 330 people on Thursday. kAmpD >@C6 A6@A=6 86E A@H6C 2?5 46==A9@?6 D6CG:46[ >@C6 C6A@CED 2C6 4@>:?8 :?[ |4s@H6== r@F?EJ t>6C86?4J |2?286>6?E D2:5 :? 2 C6=62D6 uC:52J] ~7 E96 cc_ C6A@CE65 >:DD:?8[ bcf 925 366? 7@F?5 D276=J 2D @7 uC:52J] k^AmkAmQ~FC 565:42E65 E62>D 2C6 24E:G6=J H@C<:?8 E@ 82:? 2446DD E@ :D@=2E65 4@>>F?:E:6D[ 6?DFC:?8 E92E ?@ @?6 :D =67E 369:?5[ 2?5 E92E 4@>>@5:E:6D 4@?E:?F6 E@ C6249 E96> F?E:= 2446DD :D 6DE23=:D965[Q 6>6C86?4J D6CG:46D D2:5] k^Am kAm~? uC:52J[ E96 4@F?EJ C6A@CE65 :ED k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^>45@H6==?6HD]4@>^?6HD^=@42=^H62E96C^>2C:@?\@=5\7@CE\EC@A:42=\DE@C>\96=6?6\5625\72E2=:EJ\6>6C86?4J\>2?86>6?E^2CE:4=60ee4chda4\gac2\``67\3fa7\f3a3ceafeef3]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm7:CDE 4@?7:C>65 9FCC:42?6\C6=2E65 562E9k^2m] %96 4@F?EJ 5:5 ?@E C6=62D6 E96 ?2>6 @7 E96 G:4E:>] %96 }@CE9 r2C@=:?2 s6A2CE>6?E @7 w62=E9 2?5 wF>2? #6D@FC46D D2:5 2 H@>2? 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