Multiple Deaths Reported Due to Tropical Storm Helene

Coroners in the Upstate are reporting several fatalities connected to Hurricane Helene. In Anderson County, two women, Christine Schmeiske, 55, and Sandy Lee Fisher, 54, lost their lives when trees fell onto their homes. The body of Karen Denise McCall, 60, was recovered from her submerged vehicle after it was swept into a river by floodwaters. Drones assisted in locating her. A crash in Pelzer took the life of 83-year-old Bobby Jean Foster, whose vehicle was struck head-on by an SUV attempting to avoid storm debris, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol…