Nancy Tucker Found After Two Years | Irvine News

Nancy Tucker Found After Two Years | Irvine News

Author: The Daily News Now! September 17, 2026 Duration: 2:00

Two years after Hurricane Helene tore through Tennessee, the final missing victim has been found: 76-year-old Nancy Tucker, swept away in floodwaters with her husband. Search teams braved towering debris piles and federal land restrictions to locate her remains just four days into a painstaking debris removal operation — bringing long-awaited closure to a grieving family amid one of the deadliest storms in U.S. history.

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