Doing almost anything in front of live television cameras can be exceedingly difficult under normal circumstances.
But when a story hits close to home, it can become nearly impossible to keep your composure.
And this Fox anchor broke viewers’ hearts when she burst into tears on live TV after revealing this tragic news
An unimaginable tragedy
Unless you’ve experienced it firsthand, it’s hard for most to truly wrap their heads around the historic level of destruction, tragedy, pain, and misery Hurricane Helene has forced upon the people of western North Carolina.
But many of the stories survivors are beginning to tell now that the danger has passed will help put things in perspective.
That was proven recently when western NC survivor Megan Drye shared her Hurricane Helene experience with Fox Weather’s Stephen Morgan and Marissa Torres.
Drye and her family lived in Asheville, one of the areas hardest hit by flooding, and were forced to climb on top of their home’s roof in an effort to survive the raging flood.
Unfortunately though, the raging floodwaters ultimately proved to be inescapable, causing both Drye’s mother and father, as well as her seven-year-old son, Micah, to lose their lives after being washed away – right before her very eyes.
But in retelling the story to Fox Weather, an understandably emotional Drye also revealed that there is one aspect of the gruesome tale that she takes solace in – her son’s final words on Earth.
Drye went on to explain that as Micah was being pulled away from her by the storm, he didn’t cry out for her.
He cried out for Jesus.
“I’m so proud of my son because in his last moments, he wasn’t screaming for me,” Drye explained. “He was screaming, ‘Jesus. Jesus, save me. Jesus, I hear you. Jesus, I’m calling upon you.’”
Hope in the midst of chaos
The mother added that while her young son never got the chance to fulfill his lifelong dream of becoming a superhero, he’ll always be her hero.
“He wanted to be a superhero,” Drye said. “And that was his goal in life. And instead, he’s my hero. He was the smartest, bravest, hopeful, great friend, great son.”
“I couldn’t have asked for a better son,” she added. “And he was so happy up until the very end when he was screaming for Jesus. And in that moment, I think he found joy.”
The gut-wrenching, yet hopeful nature of Drye’s recounting of her son’s last moments was ultimately too much for Fox Weather host Marissa Torres.
As the camera cut from Drye to Torres and co-host Stephen Morgan, Torres burst into tears, causing Morgan to step in as she took some time to compose herself.
NEW: Fox weather anchor starts crying on live air as a mother describes the final moments of her son’s life before he was swept away by flooding from hurricane Helene.
The mother said her son’s last words on Earth were him crying out for Jesus.
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Drye proceeded to cap off her interview by revealing that it was her own faith that got her through the entire ordeal as she was forced to cling to vegetation amidst the raging floodwaters for some three hours.
“In the midst of the chaos, all I heard was God telling me to be still and to stop fighting the water,” she stated. “That was Him, that was prayers. That was prayers that told me to be still and to let the water carry me to where I needed to be rescued.”
“When I did let go, I heard the voice say, ‘You still don’t fight the water,’ and then I ended up in between the two carriers that stuck with me the whole time,” she added.
In the end, while Drye admitted that she feels “broken” and is experiencing an “unfathomable” level of grief amidst the tragic loss of her son and parents, she said she knows her faith will get her through it.
“My grief today is unfathomable,” Drye admitted. “I’m sorrowful. I feel broken. But what is the main thing that I take away from grief is the uplifting of all the prayers that I have received.”
Many of the folks in western North Carolina are citizens who Democrat elites like Hillary Clinton might suggest fit into her “basket of deplorables.”
Weeks after Hurricane Helene literally ripped the southeast apart, governmental agencies are not only still in the process of assessing the true level of destruction and loss of human life, they’re also still facing criticism for abandoning so many.
With nearly 100 victims estimated to still be missing in western North Carolina alone, each day seems to bring with it yet another grim tale of tragedy and loss.