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Grandparents found hugging after fallen tree kills them during Helene

Headline from ABC 11 Raleigh

Grandparents found hugging each other after a fallen tree killed them in their Beech Island, South Carolina home during Helene.

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  1. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Grandparents found hugging one another after fallen tree killed them in South Carolina home (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    They are among the more than 150 people confirmed dead in one of the deadliest storms in U.S. history, Hurricane Helene.

  2. ABC 11 Raleigh

    Grandparents found hugging after fallen tree kills them during Helene (opens ABC 11 Raleigh)

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    ABC 11 Raleigh's feed description

    Grandparents found hugging each other after a fallen tree killed them in their Beech Island, South Carolina home during Helene.

  3. New York Post

    Grandparents found hugging one another after fallen tree killed them in their South Carolina home during Hurricane Helene (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    As Hurricane Helene roared outside, the wind howling and branches snapping, John Savage went to his grandparents’ bedroom to make sure they were OK inside Jerry and Marcia Savage's Beech Island, South Carolina home.

  4. The Hill

    South Carolina grandparents killed by fallen tree during Helene are found hugging each other (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    A South Carolina couple were found hugging each other after a tree fell on their bedroom and killed them.

  5. Breitbart News

    Hurricane Tragedy: Couple Found Hugging in Bed After Tree Fell and Killed Them (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    An elderly couple in Beech Island, South Carolina, died together as strong winds from Hurricane Helene brought a tree down on their home.

  6. Fox News

    Grandparents found hugging after being killed during Hurricane Helene (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    South Carolina residents Marcia and Jerry Savage were found dead, lying in bed and hugging each other, after a tree fell on their bedroom during Hurricane Helene.

  7. Newsweek

    Grandparents found hugging after being killed by fallen hurricane tree (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The couple had been married for over 50 years and were at the helm of a large, loving family.

  8. CBS News

    Couple killed by tree during Hurricane Helene found hugging each other in their South Carolina bedroom (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Marcia and Jerry Savage are among the more than 180 people who died in one of the deadliest storms in U.S. history.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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