Eleven members of same North Carolina family killed in Hurricane Helene landslide
Daily MailA North Carolina man is grieving the loss of 11 family members who were tragically killed in a landslide caused by Hurricane Helene. Jesse Craig, 35, of Fletcher, has been left reeling after his parents, aunts and uncles, great aunt and uncles, and cousins died in an area of Fairview colloquially known as 'Craigtown,' as the family has lived there for more than eight decades. Jesse Craig, 35, of Fletcher, has been left reeling after his parents, aunts and uncles, great aunt and uncles, and cousins died in an area of Fairview colloquially known as 'Craigtown,' as the family has lived there for more than eight decades 'It's unrecognizable now,' Craig said of his childhood home. He and his wife MeKenzie want to rebuild the community and the eight-decade legacy of 'Craigtown' Craig's grandfather bought the land in the mid-1900s and generations of Craigs have lived there since, forming 'Craigtown' Craig's cousin, Brad Wright, shared a photo of a muddy American flag attached to a tree limb hanging from the 'Craigtown' land.