Urban search and rescue task forces from the D.C. region, supported by National Guard helicopters from Maryland, have rescued dozens in North Carolina in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, according to mission organizers. “We’ve been primarily conducting water searches, searching rivers and river banks and utilizing our canines,” said Maryland Task Force 1 scene commander Josh Kerwin from the team’s current assignment in Haywood County, North Carolina in a post to X, formerly known as Twitter.
