Yes, Amen for them!! Truly heroic 👏 I think about your team often and send you thanks and love 💕. Not easy what you are doing by any means, so please take care of yourself. It’s like a war field you’re seeing.
There must be a special place in heaven for the men who faithfully search for people swept away by the raging waters… and the trained dogs who work alongside them. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for trying to ease the grief of the families left behind those who were lost…and some who were found.
Do not be mistaken. Good DEEDS will NOT get anyone into heaven because ONLY by CHOOSING CHRIST as you savior and repenting of sin will get you there. If these honorable volunteers do not choose Jesus AND have faith in HIM then they WILL end up in hell, AS WILL ANYONE! This is a little known FACT that will become frighteningly apparent on “ Judgement Day “ Several scriptures confirm this, such as Ephesians 2: 8-9
They, my friend, ARE THE LIVING JESUS, in 2024. It's obvious to some, that it's just a "figure of speech" in saying ... i want to go to heaven. 😉❤😊@j.c.isking2165
I've been up there 4 times. I don't know how you do what you do, but thank God for people like you. The Government is of no help, the media doesn't cover it. The Tow river, the Swannanoa river. The devastation is unreal. Thank you to all the volunteers
who do you think pays the construction company, all the road workers in the state? the overtime and out of state electricians? NC. has been given every resource available. The media only covers Trump it seems. I wish these guys would show a detailed map of where they are. From asville, to bat cave is one of the most beautiful areas in our country. my heart breaks for these poor people.
@@bcvc3365because they are asking for equipment, funding, and support, not only for their efforts, but for the people who are trying to rebuilt their lives.
Burnsville girl here. Thank you guys and your sweet dogs for coming to help us. There's not enough thank yous in the world for you. We appreciate everything yall have done for our communities. God bless you ❤
Much love from Enola, Arkansas ♥️ We love y’all, we are here for each and everyone of you. I don’t have money but I network and share the truth. I have family in Hendersonville, I pray to make it out there in Feb or March to help in anyway I can. ♥️♥️♥️🌎♥️♥️♥️🙏
Its so good to see thousands of us are still thinking of you all & praying for you. So very sorry this has happened to your communities & people. Our heats break for what was done to you for the lithium & quartz that lies beneath the area. This world has gotten so cold. Great to see some caringf & love here. Bless you Alaina.
I am concerned for all of you and the dogs I pray for all of you your safety especially the contaminants in soil and water and I pray for the dogs also The Lord protect each of you and keep you safe and keep you well give you strength and peace God is with you and He will bless you for what you are doing.
Amen! I worry so much about the ppl up there, affected by Helene. It's terrible what the govt ISNT doing for those folks! Basic human needs should be met, period! But you've got the issues you mentioned, the # of ppl who have gotten sick from trying to help. The ppl who went into the river as 1st responders, to help, and the bottom of their shoes were melting off their feet. ...and I heard a woman, who has been helping since day one pleading for pine straw. I thought, what in the world are you gonna do with that? Apparently, because A LOT OF THESE CITIZENS ARE STAYING ON THEIR LAND. 4 A MYRIAD OF REASONS, the pine straw actually insulates the person who is sleeping in a tent, and on the ground. It's already FREEZING up there!! It has already snowed and these ppl are sleeping on the ground!! God bless them. Help keep them all safe and the children, Lord, please protect the children!! Less than 30 days left!! God bless America!!
@@michellepope2829 I was wondering if they could make kangs. The Chinese make a bed area out of clay bricks or concrete where they can put a fire underneath and put their sleeping mats on top to keep warm. It's used in the coldest areas of the north.
I would like to see them put boots on the dogs, so they have some protection, too. What's the point in having a dog help find deceased people only to become a victim, herself.
@soulfoodforthought9225 I watch a pro team go into a waterway....Honestly there was so much floating debris. I'd be concerned for divers. They'd have to work in groups. Hard to believe it's still that bad but it is. 😭
All I hear is endless tragedy, not scams. Also that y'all are terribly short-handed. You have my deepest respect, you and those dogs. I hope you have the resources to keep from burnout. My heart goes out to you.
😢😢😢You're a God given gift. If my loved-one was lost, I couldn't even begin to deal with the loss, until I found them. You're helping so many people suffering in silence right now. God bless your hearts and beautiful souls. 🙏❤️🙏
I don't know who is calling your crew's work into question but I am very sorry this is happening. It is a rare man who would take on this back and heart breaking task other than those who realize the importance of identifying those lost for the sake of their loved ones. Thank you all so very much. God Bless❤
Thank you men and women of SAR for all the work you are doing to recover lost bodies. I live about an hour from where this took place. My heart breaks for the loss of life, and especially for the families of those who lost their lives. 😢
So appreciate you guys for doing this critical work. Note, as a whole, comments are favorable, positive, appreciative, thankful, encouraging for your labors. Ignore the few among us who are bitter with envy. Your sacrifice is noted and deposited into your eternal savings account.
It took Japan a full decade to identify the 20,000 dead, injured and missing after Fukishima. These men and others have several years of work to do. May God be with them every step of the way.
The Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami death toll is estimated between 16,000 and 22,215. Thee are around 2500 still missing. In Buncombe county, which had the highest number of deaths, there is currently one person still missing as of 12/24/24. Hardly a valid comparison. Could we still find a few bodies of those who died in Helene? Of course. But we live in the 21st century with social media and cell phones. If significant numbers of people were still missing we'd know and know who they are. There are plenty of bodies in the river and under the mud. Livestock, family pets, and wildlife were lost in large numbers.
Yeah!! I don't think most understand how MASSIVE the devastation was that caused this. The fact that there is no ' official' death toll, and the so-called " media" isn't talking about it anymore is just beyond heinous!!! God Bless and Protect these guys for doing this extremely important work !!
@@leocatz exactly. I don't know why more people don't mention how many dead animals are in that debris. They will give off the same smell & hits on bones & teeth. Many people still on the missing totals were last known to be in the area: but didn't actually live there. So, who knows.
I just happened upon your channel. I live at the mouth of the Little Sandy and Ohio River junction in northeast KY. This can sooooo easily happen in the hills of Appalachia. I am in tears watching the work you all are doing. Your volunteer service is critical in giving some families closure and others relief. The work of those AMAZING furry SAR Dogs is outstanding. My heart breaks for the people of this area because they have not gotten all of the support they have desperately needed and DESERVED!!! Thank you all. Take care of yourselves and please, PLEASE seek counseling if needed. You don’t have to try to carry all of the burden. I know this will affect you all for years to come. My heart is with you all. ♥️♥️
Thank you guys for helping people get closure. Thank you for helping clean up. Some people just like to try to get under your skin even if they know the truth. Everyone helping are heroes in my eyes. Thank you all who donated too.
@@janledford3010They are actually saying that many officially or is that a count of ppl that have not been located? They were only adding ppl identified to the list of casualties. The unidentified or missing ppl were not included on an official list? Having multiple lists would be better from my pov.
@ This is what an official that was with the governor who at the end of the first week witnessed 1000 bodies in one large tent alone. Three weeks later he and several more on the ground, those who were bring in the deceased said there were at least this many, and the count may be higher. About 3 1/2 weeks ago, a lady in charge of recovery efforts said there were still 600 missing. I know this because I live here. The goverment does not want this known. For what reasons I have no idea. It’s not being reported by the media because they do not know, at least I don’t think they do. These are facts. And I’m saying this with so much sadness I can barely handle it. The grief is overwhelming. Harley no one outside of here knows this. Wonderful men like these and a few others are still searching for those missing and I thank God for them. They have a very hard task. The word needs to get out about just how horrific this catastrophe is and how many lives really has been lost. The magnitude of this is beyond any understanding of anyone God bless.
The "metallic" mineral seen in the river is Mica . It is found everywhere here in Western NC . At one time it was used to make gaskets for machinery that became hot during use . It can be found in big sheets that are transparent and was cut for stoves . My grandmother and her sister worked at the mica plant in Asheville . I still live in Asheville today .
@@cyndeelou-i1e Thank you for the prayers . My son lives in Swannanoa and most of it has been destroyed by flood water . He lives at the base of a mountain and missed the mudslide that killed two people on the other side of the road from him . We were blessed and only had about 35 trees down ( all of the them missing our houses .)
Thank you Lord for sending twenty men, dogs, drones, boats and the big hearts these men have. God Bless All who ever is involved in this needed searching must continue..❤
I just wanted to tell you all that I really appreciate everything that all of the S.A.R. teams and all volunteers have done for western NC. I live in Haywood county and I just wanted to say that all of you men and women are truly heroes and a blessing to all residents
My biggest concern is how we are going to survive all these financial and political crises, especially the power struggle in the US. The government has really made things difficult for its citizens and we cannot just sit by and suffer the consequences of bad governance🙏...
Together. One day at a time. Recovery will be long but it will come. Difficult it will be but try to keep the word impossible out of your vocabulary. We are Americans. We will get through all this.
You have MUCH to learn about what IS going on and WHO IS DOING IT, OVER AND OVER again, while a very small amount of people are awake to the ugly truth and if I told you, this very comment I’m writing would DISAPPEAR and no one would see it….. because it happens all the time when I try to expose them. Look no further than the highly organized structure of a satanic government right HERE.
Thank you Travis and thank you SAR teams GOD BLESS each and everyone who has a heart of love to keep doing this for the precious people of WNC and Tennessee ❤ and GOD bless who ever donated the Dog . THAT'S OUR HERO'S OUT THERE. ❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Travis, DONT YOU LET HATERS GET YOU DOWN. You are doing the LORDS WORK with these people. May God bless you for all you have done. I greatly admire you.
I worry about your mental state when this is over. No one is too tough not to feel the heartache for these people that are missing and families that lost everything and this country how it turned it's back on them. God bless you all for everything you have done and continue to do.
It is a tough situation for all rescuers mentally and emotionally. I’m a wounded warrior wife and my husband was a Doc. Our son in law was on storm work here in western NC where we live and down in some of these other communities and he and my husband had a private talk about working through things you weirdness. We had to keep our children away from all waterways and debris we could right after the storm because we witnessed and in a few situations worked to retrieve people we lost to the storm in our community and those up river. Prayers for all of those who lost loved ones and for those doing this work and their families that they too get support that will be much needed for a long time. 😢❤❤❤
The SAR member at the beginning had been through enough at that point. God Bless You, Dude.. You are a good man doing that work. Those Bears ripped apart the debris, exposing that car in doing so. Re-searching is advised, when you smell decay. FEMA and Others, .....stop setting debris on fire when it has not been searched. GOT IT ?
Father in Heaven, Protect Travis and everyone working to recover the bodies from this tragedy. Surround them with love and give them the strength to help. God bless these pups also and let them do their work. Thank you Travis❤
I want to say something but it is so hard. Following this is such a sorrowful thing. God please help these people find as many people as they possibly can. Please bless these workers and help them find the lost lives. Amen.
Its absolutely disgusting that our government has done nothing to help these folks. $750 is nothing. It won't even get them a new apartment, or cover hotel costs for a few weeks. Meanwhile they can send our tax dollars overseas. Its sickening and infuriating on so many levels. God bless you and your crew!!!!
Its a total disgrace our government is disgusting and corrupt as hell they dont want to help because i believe they created this massive storm fooling with the weather with t harpp weather manipulator
Obviously we mean Nothing to Governments. We are chattel. Think of that one. We are still owned by the British crown & Israel. We send billions a year to them. Look at the funding sent to UK. They want the Middle East gone so they can own that too. Once you start studying and researching the Civil & Revolutionary wars, WW1 & WW2, up to all the rest of the wars, you’ll see the propagandist lies we’ve been led to believe our whole lives. Rip to all those devastated by this storm. The only help that seems to come this way is God & community. Godspeed to all!
Yep, that's a Democratic Party, RINO thing where they neglect Americans in time of need over foreigners in the name of GLOBALISM. It's corruption and needs to be hated by all true Americans, all the way to court and prison.
You've only confirmed my worst expectation. Lots of people perished, but the wildlife and especially bears survived the storm more successfully. Now they're hungry and looking for something to eat.
@Barny-26 the storm occurred in October. The bears would have been still preparing for hibernation. They've been finding evidence of animals and suspected bears having consumed some of the corpses. There are still so many people missing and some will be found on occasion. Some may never be found.
How are you? You holding up OK? I was boots on the ground in Katrina so I know a little, but this is just unbelievable, I can't imagine what you're going through along with others involved. I'm pretty ill or I'd have already been there, but I'm an ear to listen and offer what I can. People calling you a grifter when you are recovering bodies, especially when help isn't there (FEMA, gov't) & those threatening or trying to bring you down is unacceptable. You all are doing God's work and doing that with far left difficulty or time, you are a hero in my book! It's just horrifying that this is going on, our gov't is fighting the accusations and many who hit you with threats or negativity, well, what goes around comes around. You have my full support and if I can help or listen I will. Don't let them bring you down.
Martha I know what you mean. Can't go help wnc much as I want to. Post op. Bald tires on my car, trying to keep up with med expense. But cleanup after Katrina was my best xmas holiday
Thanks! It's hard when you're used to jumping in to help others and then something horrific like this happens & you cant. It's demoralizing, but I'm trying to listen & be here or help in some way I can.@@annhamilton7319
Thank you for all your doing to help families get closer and bring the truth to light. I have family affected by Helene. It took 2.5 weeks to find my aunt & cousin. Thankfully alive. Other family members had property damage but… will over come it. Praying for all who were affected.
God is with you, and all will be rewarded with His glory in the end. I'm beyond speechless with what has happened. All the souls that have passed are now at the right hand of God. You precious brethren are amazing and unknowingly sent by Him. Many blessings to you from Charleston, S.C.
Thanks Travis for your videos/trip to NC/TN. I tried to donate via the gofundme link in the Mindy/Zach video. Please pass along to them/Sierra 55 but keep a tip for yourself. Take care. Mark
Thank you for everything that you, others, and the SAR dogs are doing to find the bodies that are not accounted for. My 18 year old daughter was kidnapped and murdered in 97 and her remains have not been located. You are helping these families so much. We were in Pigeon Forge when this took place and have friends in ET and WNC, fortunately none are missing. We've known that the media is not truthfully reporting on the lives lost.
Thank you for all of you & your work is has a profound impact for the families with lost loved ones. Thank you for documenting these historical moments for us all to understand the gravity of this storm. There are really no words to express the shock, sadness & gratitude of recovery efforts. Blessings.
Thank you for bringing loved ones back home. Sad these ppl didn't survive the hurricane but families need closure and you are doing that for many. Thank you!! 🙏
We know you are not a scammer! You are doing exactly the right thing. It is incredibly hard. Our present government is unbelievably poor. Local level, state level, and federal. You men are such righteous men, and we are witnesses to it by your videos. Thank you. I am a very senior lady on a limited income, and it is my great regret I don't have funds or youthful energy to help. Please take care of yourselves.
Hats off to you and all that help within your team and to those that help through others x Those that are derogatory to your show obviously are not kindly, caring person who has no empathy for those missing and those that did 19:46 survive and are missing family, friends and much more. X I’m a retired nurse from United Kingdom 🇬🇧, I’m proud of you all having just found this and have subscribed. Well done and my heart breaks for all of those suffering from this devastation 🇬🇧 ❤ x
I am from Claremont,NC, and just seeing this breaks my heart even more. Praying for the team. Thank you for what you do. WNC has been forgotten. Praying.
We’ve been pulling the debris out from under bridges in Buncombe and Madison County. They’re still 100% people finding bodies every day. Keep doing what you do
Thank you Lord for the dedicated people that are helping locate the missing people so families can have closure. Bless them & their families. This is a very tough job.
Thank you for letting us be on this very sad journey with you! You were successful in your determination, focus and your goal. Congratulations on helping the loved ones out! Vancouver Canada
Thank you, and may God bless you for all that you do - and I pray for protection for you, your associates and the dogs from the toxins and contaminants in the soil and water there!
You will live with what you have seen for the rest of your life. It will torment you, terrorize your sleep and cause you to fear the storm. Thank god for you and all those like you. I will pray for you and your peace.🎉
This is so sad and it is so unreal that we do not have enough funds and people to go through all the debris. There has to be more cars with bodies buried in the debris. They will never find all the missing bodies and you sure never hear about that in the media. Very sad.
Wow, great SARS volunteers and rescuers! Video footage was great as well. Prayer ongoing for y’all who are searching diligently for those missing. Please remember to include your mental health along with physical health to remain healthy. Having a therapist to express concerns and to rid anxiety should become a daily priority. May God watch over y’all and take down time when you can. Thank y’all for your commitment to help, compassion shown others, and your willingness to lend a hand! God bless each of you! CarrieJo/Formerly of Asheville, NC❤❤❤
Thank God for these good men. You are true heroes. Bless you and all your wonderful efforts. God is with you, even though the American government isn’t. Shame on the government.
God of Abraham, Isaac & Jakob - I pray You keep Blessing these Heroes with Your : strength, stamina, favor & provision to continue to aid all of Your missing Saints & Children. 🙏 Amen.
Thank you. This is our friend Anna's nephew and her mother you all are looking for. My fiance has been really close to Ryan and Anna for over 25 years. God bless you all for all of your efforts and I pray for your safety. I pray for peace for you all and closure for anyone and everyone who is still looking for families. You guys are amazing.
Yet another reason why dogs are man's best friend's. Prayers out for all affected by this tragedy. It still amazes me how MSM is ignoring this whole situation. Please take care for yourselves while doing this monumental task. 🙏💕
That metallic stuff in the sand is mica. You are in micaville. I live within 5 miles of where you were searching. Also I'm a bit of a rock hound. Thanks for the work you and all the other volunteers have done.
I really appreciate you guys calling out the scammers. That's so cool. It really boggles my mind thinking how ppl can be so cold blooded?? You be surprised. Now that we have everything on the stupid ass phones, these scammers target ppl that are suffering, and gullible..it pisses me off. this storm was massive and destructive,and you have these fools out there trying to rip off ppl in need. NOT COOL AT ALL..i really appreciate you guys helping with searching for ppl. It's sad.. God bless all the ppl out there still in need of assistance..
This is so heartbreaking. Thank you for doing what you are doing. You are very special. This is not easy work that you are doing. Stay safe, stay blessed and take good care of yourself!
How are you doing Travis. Please take care of you. What you're doing isn't easy. Ignore the trolls. They're a..holes. Easier said than done I know but what you're doing is very important.
You have our prayer support. I cannot say thank you enough Sierra 55 and all the SAR teams. Thank you Travis for keeping us updated. If it wasn’t for you we would have never known the truth. This community will continue to fund these teams, Travis as well as pray for them and the families that have lost so much.
Thank you for what you are doing. If you are on the Toe River near Spruce Pine, that mineral you are seeing is mica which is mined near Spruce Pine. Normal for there to be a great deal of it.
Lord, give them strength to continue their mission.
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Yes, Amen for them!! Truly heroic 👏 I think about your team often and send you thanks and love 💕. Not easy what you are doing by any means, so please take care of yourself. It’s like a war field you’re seeing.
GOD bless those guys
@@lauren_WIYeah A Gross One!!😥
AMEN
Grateful for SAR and their dogs… all volunteer who are not giving up on giving people closure. Thank you
There must be a special place in heaven for the men who faithfully search for people swept away by the raging waters… and the trained dogs who work alongside them. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for trying to ease the grief of the families left behind those who were lost…and some who were found.
Do not be mistaken. Good DEEDS will NOT get anyone into heaven because ONLY by CHOOSING CHRIST as you savior and repenting of sin will get you there. If these honorable volunteers do not choose Jesus AND have faith in HIM then they WILL end up in hell, AS WILL ANYONE! This is a little known FACT that will become frighteningly apparent on “ Judgement Day “ Several scriptures confirm this, such as Ephesians 2: 8-9
Amen ❤
They, my friend, ARE THE LIVING JESUS, in 2024.
It's obvious to some, that it's just a "figure of speech" in saying ... i want to go to heaven. 😉❤😊@j.c.isking2165
Yes but faith without works is dead. Bless these who sacrifice for those You Lord have made fearfully and wonderfully in Your image.❤
Putting the dogs at risk of the toxins! He can get very sick and worse 😢
I've been up there 4 times. I don't know how you do what you do, but thank God for people like you. The Government is of no help, the media doesn't cover it. The Tow river, the Swannanoa river. The devastation is unreal. Thank you to all the volunteers
who do you think pays the construction company, all the road workers in the state? the overtime and out of state electricians? NC. has been given every resource available. The media only covers Trump it seems. I wish these guys would show a detailed map of where they are. From asville, to bat cave is one of the most beautiful areas in our country. my heart breaks for these poor people.
@@LPnerdYou obviously aren't here in NC!!
I don't call you a scammer. I call you a hero.
Why would he be called a scammer? 😮
@@bcvc3365because they are asking for equipment, funding, and support, not only for their efforts, but for the people who are trying to rebuilt their lives.
@bcvc3365 Did you not hear him at the beginning of the video? That is why they filmed this...because people ARE.
@@time2see192People don't pay attention that's why they don't know how many people are missing still and how the government failed!!
Amen!!! I 2nd that!!! 🦾🩵
Prayers to all of the families who have lost family members. My heart aches for them.
Burnsville girl here. Thank you guys and your sweet dogs for coming to help us. There's not enough thank yous in the world for you. We appreciate everything yall have done for our communities. God bless you ❤
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I’m in Burnsville too! 🙏💕🕊️🔥
Much love from Enola, Arkansas ♥️ We love y’all, we are here for each and everyone of you. I don’t have money but I network and share the truth. I have family in Hendersonville, I pray to make it out there in Feb or March to help in anyway I can. ♥️♥️♥️🌎♥️♥️♥️🙏
Its so good to see thousands of us are still thinking of you all & praying for you. So very sorry this has happened to your communities & people. Our heats break for what was done to you for the lithium & quartz that lies beneath the area. This world has gotten so cold. Great to see some caringf & love here. Bless you Alaina.
Pray God intervenes to stop the evil and protect the good
So terribly sad. Prayers for those who have lost family members.
I am concerned for all of you and the dogs I pray for all of you your safety especially the contaminants in soil and water and I pray for the dogs also The Lord protect each of you and keep you safe and keep you well give you strength and peace God is with you and He will bless you for what you are doing.
Amen! 🙏
Amen ❤🙏🏻
Amen! I worry so much about the ppl up there, affected by Helene. It's terrible what the govt ISNT doing for those folks! Basic human needs should be met, period!
But you've got the issues you mentioned, the # of ppl who have gotten sick from trying to help. The ppl who went into the river as 1st responders, to help, and the bottom of their shoes were melting off their feet.
...and I heard a woman, who has been helping since day one pleading for pine straw.
I thought, what in the world are you gonna do with that? Apparently, because A LOT OF THESE CITIZENS ARE STAYING ON THEIR LAND. 4 A MYRIAD OF REASONS, the pine straw actually insulates the person who is sleeping in a tent, and on the ground.
It's already FREEZING up there!! It has already snowed and these ppl are sleeping on the ground!!
God bless them. Help keep them all safe and the children, Lord, please protect the children!!
Less than 30 days left!!
God bless America!!
@@michellepope2829 I was wondering if they could make kangs. The Chinese make a bed area out of clay bricks or concrete where they can put a fire underneath and put their sleeping mats on top to keep warm. It's used in the coldest areas of the north.
I would like to see them put boots on the dogs, so they have some protection, too. What's the point in having a dog help find deceased people only to become a victim, herself.
There are people still missing.
Thank God there are kind souls still looking! Thank you!💕
They need to call the "Search Team". They'll recover bodies and cars from waterways. And they're free.
@soulfoodforthought9225
I watch a pro team go into a waterway....Honestly there was so much floating debris. I'd be concerned for divers. They'd have to work in groups. Hard to believe it's still that bad but it is. 😭
I can't imagine how difficult your job is. Both physically and mentally. Please take care of yourself. God bless you and the other volunteers.
Why couldn't the military send in a division for 2 weeks and give these guys and pups a break.
SAR personnel will have PTSD from this.
@judyc9380 The people controlling their movements have been derelict from the outset.
@@judyc9380 state, feds and national guard was searching rivers 2 days after the storm, these areas have been searched many times
THE HATERS live in a make believe world. They only see what's in front of them. NO REALITY. THANK YOU FOR WORKING GOD BLESS YOU!!❤❤❤❤❤
This could be them next!! 😢
Will always be haters and disbelievers
Thank you for showing what's really happening and not sugar coating it!
All I hear is endless tragedy, not scams. Also that y'all are terribly short-handed. You have my deepest respect, you and those dogs. I hope you have the resources to keep from burnout. My heart goes out to you.
You guys are angels, don't let anybody tell you anything different!
My heart is breaking again and again. I can't say thank you enough for all you are doing. "Emmanuel". God IS with you..
AMEN TO THAT 👍 🙏 🙌 👏 ❤️ ☺️
The sad reality is, they will be recovering bodies for years. God bless those who are physically digging through the mud.
Prayers for y’all for finding the missing people.
As a retired Firefighter keep up the good work guy! Thank you for all you do!
😢😢😢You're a God given gift. If my loved-one was lost, I couldn't even begin to deal with the loss, until I found them. You're helping so many people suffering in silence right now. God bless your hearts and beautiful souls. 🙏❤️🙏
I don't know who is calling your crew's work into question but I am very sorry this is happening. It is a rare man who would take on this back and heart breaking task other than those who realize the importance of identifying those lost for the sake of their loved ones. Thank you all so very much.
God Bless❤
unfortunately, no good deed goes unpunished.
They're the propaganda trolls
Thank you men and women of SAR for all the work you are doing to recover lost bodies. I live about an hour from where this took place. My heart breaks for the loss of life, and especially for the families of those who lost their lives. 😢
There are no words to express the immense degree of gratitude for you, the Sierra team, and all of the volunteers.
I was just thinking that 🤗 and you said it
So appreciate you guys for doing this critical work. Note, as a whole, comments are favorable, positive, appreciative, thankful, encouraging for your labors. Ignore the few among us who are bitter with envy. Your sacrifice is noted and deposited into your eternal savings account.
It took Japan a full decade to identify the 20,000 dead, injured and missing after Fukishima. These men and others have several years of work to do. May God be with them every step of the way.
The Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami death toll is estimated between 16,000 and 22,215. Thee are around 2500 still missing. In Buncombe county, which had the highest number of deaths, there is currently one person still missing as of 12/24/24.
Hardly a valid comparison.
Could we still find a few bodies of those who died in Helene? Of course. But we live in the 21st century with social media and cell phones. If significant numbers of people were still missing we'd know and know who they are.
There are plenty of bodies in the river and under the mud. Livestock, family pets, and wildlife were lost in large numbers.
Yeah!! I don't think most understand how MASSIVE the devastation was that caused this. The fact that there is no ' official' death toll, and the so-called " media" isn't talking about it anymore is just beyond heinous!!! God Bless and Protect these guys for doing this extremely important work !!
@@leocatz exactly. I don't know why more people don't mention how many dead animals are in that debris. They will give off the same smell & hits on bones & teeth. Many people still on the missing totals were last known to be in the area: but didn't actually live there. So, who knows.
They had the Japanese government, NC is 95% volunteers!! The government ran to California though . FEMA was front and center!!
I guess he wasn't talking to anyone from the town on the phone either. It must be nice to be naive at how corrupt government is.
I just happened upon your channel. I live at the mouth of the Little Sandy and Ohio River junction in northeast KY. This can sooooo easily happen in the hills of Appalachia. I am in tears watching the work you all are doing. Your volunteer service is critical in giving some families closure and others relief. The work of those AMAZING furry SAR Dogs is outstanding. My heart breaks for the people of this area because they have not gotten all of the support they have desperately needed and DESERVED!!! Thank you all. Take care of yourselves and please, PLEASE seek counseling if needed. You don’t have to try to carry all of the burden. I know this will affect you all for years to come. My heart is with you all. ♥️♥️
Thank you for not giving up.
God bless you your soul and heart.
Thank you guys for helping people get closure. Thank you for helping clean up. Some people just like to try to get under your skin even if they know the truth. Everyone helping are heroes in my eyes. Thank you all who donated too.
Thank you for commenting and following along
Have they ever raised the official body count?
@@beethankfullIn the vicinity of around 2000
@@janledford3010They are actually saying that many officially or is that a count of ppl that have not been located? They were only adding ppl identified to the list of casualties. The unidentified or missing ppl were not included on an official list? Having multiple lists would be better from my pov.
@ This is what an official that was with the governor who at the end of the first week witnessed 1000 bodies in one large tent alone. Three weeks later he and several more on the ground, those who were bring in the deceased said there were at least this many, and the count may be higher. About 3 1/2 weeks ago, a lady in charge of recovery efforts said there were still 600 missing. I know this because I live here. The goverment does not want this known. For what reasons I have no idea. It’s not being reported by the media because they do not know, at least I don’t think they do. These are facts. And I’m saying this with so much sadness I can barely handle it. The grief is overwhelming. Harley no one outside of here knows this. Wonderful men like these and a few others are still searching for those missing and I thank God for them. They have a very hard task. The word needs to get out about just how horrific this catastrophe is and how many lives really has been lost. The magnitude of this is beyond any understanding of anyone God bless.
God bless and keep these brave strong wonderful people who are still searching.
The "metallic" mineral seen in the river is Mica . It is found everywhere here in Western NC . At one time it was used to make gaskets for machinery that became hot during use . It can be found in big sheets that are transparent and was cut for stoves . My grandmother and her sister worked at the mica plant in Asheville . I still live in Asheville today .
Interesting story ..I don’t live far from there just over the mountain here in East Tennessee..Never heard that before.Prayers for you all
@@cyndeelou-i1e Thank you for the prayers . My son lives in Swannanoa and most of it has been destroyed by flood water . He lives at the base of a mountain and missed the mudslide that killed two people on the other side of the road from him . We were blessed and only had about 35 trees down ( all of the them missing our houses .)
There are mica mines all over western nc. ...we used to play in them until gfather said bears made dens in them....
It is also used in older wood stoves sandwiched between metal screen to see through into the stove.
Prayers for everyone involved in the search, recovery, and helping the people that are survivors.God Bless you all!
Thank you Lord for sending twenty men, dogs, drones, boats and the big hearts these men have. God Bless All who ever is involved in this needed searching must continue..❤
Sierra 55 is awesome . And all the sars groups helping🙏🏼❤️
I just wanted to tell you all that I really appreciate everything that all of the S.A.R. teams and all volunteers have done for western NC. I live in Haywood county and I just wanted to say that all of you men and women are truly heroes and a blessing to all residents
My biggest concern is how we are going to survive all these financial and political crises, especially the power struggle in the US. The government has really made things difficult for its citizens and we cannot just sit by and suffer the consequences of bad governance🙏...
I agree
Trump will give $$ to help. Biden has FAILED THE AMERICAN PEOPLE and DESERTED the people of this disaster
It’s all been deliberate. The Govt is behind all of this
Together. One day at a time. Recovery will be long but it will come. Difficult it will be but try to keep the word impossible out of your vocabulary. We are Americans. We will get through all this.
You have MUCH to learn about what IS going on and WHO IS DOING IT, OVER AND OVER again, while a very small amount of people are awake to the ugly truth and if I told you, this very comment I’m writing would DISAPPEAR and no one would see it….. because it happens all the time when I try to expose them. Look no further than the highly organized structure of a satanic government right HERE.
Thank you for helping those that can't. Praise the Lord for people like you willing to do what is needed to be done 😢.
Thank you Travis and thank you SAR teams GOD BLESS each and everyone who has a heart of love to keep doing this for the precious people of WNC and Tennessee ❤ and GOD bless who ever donated the Dog . THAT'S OUR HERO'S OUT THERE. ❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Excellent. Thank you God for giving these men ability and desire to do what they do. Give them peace and grace and rest from their work.
Travis, DONT YOU LET HATERS GET YOU DOWN. You are doing the LORDS WORK with these people. May God bless you for all you have done. I greatly admire you.
THE. HATERS. R. THE. SNAKES. IN. THE. GRASS. !!! .
I’m so sorry you have been treated like that. God bless you for all y’all have been doing.
I worry about your mental state when this is over. No one is too tough not to feel the heartache for these people that are missing and families that lost everything and this country how it turned it's back on them. God bless you all for everything you have done and continue to do.
Tina Dear wake up This guy has NO SHAME. WHAT A DRAMA 👑
It is a tough situation for all rescuers mentally and emotionally. I’m a wounded warrior wife and my husband was a Doc. Our son in law was on storm work here in western NC where we live and down in some of these other communities and he and my husband had a private talk about working through things you weirdness. We had to keep our children away from all waterways and debris we could right after the storm because we witnessed and in a few situations worked to retrieve people we lost to the storm in our community and those up river. Prayers for all of those who lost loved ones and for those doing this work and their families that they too get support that will be much needed for a long time. 😢❤❤❤
@@BeverlyMurphy-j5mwhat a hateful comment
@@BeverlyMurphy-j5mthe drama is three comments above
@@dang.2574 Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄
The SAR member at the beginning had been through enough at that point. God Bless You, Dude.. You are a good man doing that work. Those Bears ripped apart the debris, exposing that car in doing so. Re-searching is advised, when you smell decay.
FEMA and Others, .....stop setting debris on fire when it has not been searched. GOT IT ?
Father in Heaven,
Protect Travis and everyone working to recover the bodies from this tragedy. Surround them with love and give them the strength to help. God bless these pups also and let them do their work.
Thank you Travis❤
In Jesus Name Amen!
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I want to say something but it is so hard. Following this is such a sorrowful thing. God please help these people find as many people as they possibly can. Please bless these workers and help them find the lost lives. Amen.
Amen seals the prayer❤
🙏In the name of Jesus, Amen.🙏
Amen!
Its absolutely disgusting that our government has done nothing to help these folks. $750 is nothing. It won't even get them a new apartment, or cover hotel costs for a few weeks. Meanwhile they can send our tax dollars overseas. Its sickening and infuriating on so many levels. God bless you and your crew!!!!
Its a total disgrace our government is disgusting and corrupt as hell they dont want to help because i believe they created this massive storm fooling with the weather with t harpp weather manipulator
We continue praying for the safety health and success of each of you and the pups. Rest tonight in the mighty arms of our LORD.
Why would anyone call you a scammer. You are a hero. Thank you for all you do.
Thank you let's bring them home.
Thank God for people like you the families need Closure ❤❤ love you all for doing what you do.Sending Prayers for you all and all the Families
The lack of federal help is INFURIATING. Our tax dollars should not go overseas.
Obviously we mean Nothing to Governments. We are chattel. Think of that one. We are still owned by the British crown & Israel. We send billions a year to them. Look at the funding sent to UK. They want the Middle East gone so they can own that too. Once you start studying and researching the Civil & Revolutionary wars, WW1 & WW2, up to all the rest of the wars, you’ll see the propagandist lies we’ve been led to believe our whole lives.
Rip to all those devastated by this storm. The only help that seems to come this way is God & community. Godspeed to all!
True
Billionaires don't care
Yep, that's a Democratic Party, RINO thing where they neglect Americans in time of need over foreigners in the name of GLOBALISM. It's corruption and needs to be hated by all true Americans, all the way to court and prison.
AMEN! Sister!!+
20 million of tax dollars spent on sesame Street puppet show in Iraq. Let that sink in our politicians hate us and must be removed.
You've only confirmed my worst expectation. Lots of people perished, but the wildlife and especially bears survived the storm more successfully. Now they're hungry and looking for something to eat.
Actually, the bears should be hibernating right now🤔
@Barny-26 the storm occurred in October. The bears would have been still preparing for hibernation. They've been finding evidence of animals and suspected bears having consumed some of the corpses. There are still so many people missing and some will be found on occasion. Some may never be found.
Thank you for pressing on. Praying your efforts are fruitful and people can have their lives ones back for closure and to honor with a proper burial.
How are you? You holding up OK? I was boots on the ground in Katrina so I know a little, but this is just unbelievable, I can't imagine what you're going through along with others involved. I'm pretty ill or I'd have already been there, but I'm an ear to listen and offer what I can. People calling you a grifter when you are recovering bodies, especially when help isn't there (FEMA, gov't) & those threatening or trying to bring you down is unacceptable. You all are doing God's work and doing that with far left difficulty or time, you are a hero in my book! It's just horrifying that this is going on, our gov't is fighting the accusations and many who hit you with threats or negativity, well, what goes around comes around. You have my full support and if I can help or listen I will. Don't let them bring you down.
Well said
Martha I know what you mean. Can't go help wnc much as I want to. Post op. Bald tires on my car, trying to keep up with med expense.
But cleanup after Katrina was my best xmas holiday
Thanks! It's hard when you're used to jumping in to help others and then something horrific like this happens & you cant. It's demoralizing, but I'm trying to listen & be here or help in some way I can.@@annhamilton7319
You are the most awesome American. Thank you for helping to find our fellow NC residents. Thank you to all the volunteers. ❤❤❤
I think those people in heaven, when you get there, will THANK YOU for bringing closure. God bless you! Keep it up. You're amazing 👏
Amen 🙏
Thank you for all your doing to help families get closer and bring the truth to light. I have family affected by Helene. It took 2.5 weeks to find my aunt & cousin. Thankfully alive. Other family members had property damage but… will over come it. Praying for all who were affected.
God is with you, and all will be rewarded with His glory in the end. I'm beyond speechless with what has happened. All the souls that have passed are now at the right hand of God. You precious brethren are amazing and unknowingly sent by Him. Many blessings to you from Charleston, S.C.
Thanks Travis for your videos/trip to NC/TN. I tried to donate via the gofundme link in the Mindy/Zach video. Please pass along to them/Sierra 55 but keep a tip for yourself. Take care. Mark
I got your email and responded. Thank you so much brother
Thank you for everything that you, others, and the SAR dogs are doing to find the bodies that are not accounted for. My 18 year old daughter was kidnapped and murdered in 97 and her remains have not been located. You are helping these families so much.
We were in Pigeon Forge when this took place and have friends in ET and WNC, fortunately none are missing. We've known that the media is not truthfully reporting on the lives lost.
ONLY. CAUSE. ITS. NOT. THEIR. FAM. MEMBERS. + GOV. PAYS. THEESE. MSM. TO. MISSLEAD. CONTINUALLY. !!! .
I’m so sorry that is awful I can not even imagine! 💔😔🥲😭🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼
I’m sorry to hear about your lost daughter. Unimaginable pain.
So very sorry for your loss, prayers from Mississippi and I pray your loved one is found can’t even imagine what you are going through !
Thanks!
Father in heaven be with everyone of these hero's, bless them with the results of their hard work. Dogs are mans best friend and a gift from God.
I have always said dogs are a gift from the almighty. ❤
Amen
Amen
Yes, they are, but this is to much for them their lives are already to short.
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Thank you for all of you & your work is has a profound impact for the families with lost loved ones. Thank you for documenting these historical moments for us all to understand the gravity of this storm. There are really no words to express the shock, sadness & gratitude of recovery efforts. Blessings.
God Bless You All. Thank you for giving families closures. 😞😢
Thank you for bringing loved ones back home. Sad these ppl didn't survive the hurricane but families need closure and you are doing that for many. Thank you!! 🙏
We know you are not a scammer! You are doing exactly the right thing. It is incredibly hard. Our present government is unbelievably poor. Local level, state level, and federal. You men are such righteous men, and we are witnesses to it by your videos. Thank you. I am a very senior lady on a limited income, and it is my great regret I don't have funds or youthful energy to help. Please take care of yourselves.
I know how you feel hungry, i would love to be able to give some much money & help but I am not able either!
Hats off to you and all that help within your team and to those that help through others x
Those that are derogatory to your show obviously are not kindly, caring person who has no empathy for those missing and those that did 19:46 survive and are missing family, friends and much more. X
I’m a retired nurse from United Kingdom 🇬🇧, I’m proud of you all having just found this and have subscribed.
Well done and my heart breaks for all of those suffering from this devastation 🇬🇧 ❤ x
What you’re doing is a blessing. Prayers of strength and comfort to you all
I am from Claremont,NC, and just seeing this breaks my heart even more. Praying for the team. Thank you for what you do. WNC has been forgotten. Praying.
We’ve been pulling the debris out from under bridges in Buncombe and Madison County. They’re still 100% people finding bodies every day. Keep doing what you do
Thank you Lord for the dedicated people that are helping locate the missing people so families can have closure. Bless them & their families. This is a very tough job.
Thank you for letting us be on this very sad journey with you! You were successful in your determination, focus and your goal. Congratulations on helping the loved ones out! Vancouver Canada
God bless you Travis and the SARS Team. ❤🙏❤️
Thank you, and may God bless you for all that you do - and I pray for protection for you, your associates and the dogs from the toxins and contaminants in the soil and water there!
You will live with what you have seen for the rest of your life. It will torment you, terrorize your sleep and cause you to fear the storm. Thank god for you and all those like you. I will pray for you and your peace.🎉
Praying for comfort and peace for the volunteers, true reporters like Travis and the family of the deceased.
This is so sad and it is so unreal that we do not have enough funds and people to go through all the debris. There has to be more cars with bodies buried in the debris. They will never find all the missing bodies and you sure never hear about that in the media. Very sad.
God bless you. All of you!!
Thank you for following along
Wow, great SARS volunteers and rescuers! Video footage was great as well. Prayer ongoing for y’all who are searching diligently for those missing. Please remember to include your mental health along with physical health to remain healthy. Having a therapist to express concerns and to rid anxiety should become a daily priority. May God watch over y’all and take down time when you can. Thank y’all for your commitment to help, compassion shown others, and your willingness to lend a hand! God bless each of you! CarrieJo/Formerly of Asheville, NC❤❤❤
Thank you for this important update! Just incredible at the damage AND the amount of work these SAR volunteers and dogs are doing.
God bless you all! ❤
Thank you so much. Pay no mind to anyone criticizing you. You are doing the work not them. Stay safe and may God will richly bless you.
The ones doing nothing are the ones accusing I'm sure
Thank God for these good men. You are true heroes. Bless you and all your wonderful efforts. God is with you, even though the American government isn’t. Shame on the government.
God of Abraham, Isaac & Jakob - I pray You keep Blessing these Heroes with Your : strength, stamina, favor & provision to continue to aid all of Your missing Saints & Children. 🙏 Amen.
Amen.
Amen
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Amen
In Jesus Name Amen!
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Thank you. This is our friend Anna's nephew and her mother you all are looking for. My fiance has been really close to Ryan and Anna for over 25 years. God bless you all for all of your efforts and I pray for your safety. I pray for peace for you all and closure for anyone and everyone who is still looking for families. You guys are amazing.
Can you email me? I want to give you guys the up date
That's as real as it gets. 🙏💪🙏
🙏Blessings To You All🙏
God bless and protect you for all you are doing. May God guide your steps and lead you to the lost. In Jesus mighty name I pray Amen and Amen 🙏
Yet another reason why dogs are man's best friend's. Prayers out for all affected by this tragedy. It still amazes me how MSM is ignoring this whole situation. Please take care for yourselves while doing this monumental task. 🙏💕
That metallic stuff in the sand is mica. You are in micaville. I live within 5 miles of where you were searching. Also I'm a bit of a rock hound. Thanks for the work you and all the other volunteers have done.
God bless you all n the k9 to , I pray for your alls health n mental health too...n the k9 to keep safe guys n God bless!
Thank you for all you do. That’s an understatement and my heart grieves with you all. God bless you❤!
Everyone of you are SO brave. And God' sees all that you are doing and is extremely proud of each of you. You are all "Hero's and Heaven bound.😊❤
Ty for sharing your hard work!!!! God bless your efforts as you follow Him ❤😊
May God Bless you for helping. 😞🙏🏻
Thank you for following along Jennie
Thank you guys for all you’re doing from the bottom of my heart. You guys are heroes. Stay safe.
God bless , so devastating 🙏🏼
Thank you Joey
I really appreciate you guys calling out the scammers. That's so cool. It really boggles my mind thinking how ppl can be so cold blooded?? You be surprised. Now that we have everything on the stupid ass phones, these scammers target ppl that are suffering, and gullible..it pisses me off. this storm was massive and destructive,and you have these fools out there trying to rip off ppl in need.
NOT COOL AT ALL..i really appreciate you guys helping with searching for ppl. It's sad.. God bless all the ppl out there still in need of assistance..
This is so heartbreaking. Thank you for doing what you are doing. You are very special. This is not easy work that you are doing. Stay safe, stay blessed and take good care of yourself!
How are you doing Travis. Please take care of you. What you're doing isn't easy. Ignore the trolls. They're a..holes. Easier said than done I know but what you're doing is very important.
Thank you all for all you are doing. It is greatly appreciated.
You have our prayer support. I cannot say thank you enough Sierra 55 and all the SAR teams. Thank you Travis for keeping us updated. If it wasn’t for you we would have never known the truth. This community will continue to fund these teams, Travis as well as pray for them and the families that have lost so much.
Thank you for all you guys are doing. God bless you all 🙏🏾
Thank you for what you are doing. If you are on the Toe River near Spruce Pine, that mineral you are seeing is mica which is mined near Spruce Pine. Normal for there to be a great deal of it.
God Bless all of you! Your dedication is greatly appreciated. ❤
I thank God for your team and all their work and sacrifice. I am grateful.