Editor’s note: Citizen Times reporter Ryley Ober kayaked about 20 miles of the Swannanoa River from Black Mountain to the French Broad River in early November to document the aftermath of Helene.
In an orange kayak lodged on what was once a tree, now a river log, the reporter sat surrounded by a broken amalgamation of humanity two days after meeting Hicks – pieces of plywood and pipes, two ...
Ojok successfully transported the motorcycle across the river to Awoo landing site and returned to Diicunyi landing site to pick up the passengers. However, the canoe capsized during the ...