North Carolina flooding survivor: ‘I’m alive. My parents aren’t. Why?’

Bruce Dockery’s parents, James and Judy, died when a torrent of mud and water swept through their home in Swannanoa, North Carolina, in the wake of Hurricane Helene. He returned to the site of their house to sort through their scattered belongings — and his own heartbreak. Read more: Subscribe to The Washington Post on YouTube: Follow us: Twitter: Instagram: Facebook:
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