Virginia campground recovering from river flooding [Video]

STATE, BUT ACROSS THE ENTIRE SOUTHEAST AND PARTS OF VIRGINIA. HIT HARD BY HELENE ARE WORKING TO REPAIR EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. WXII 12 KELLY KENDALL CONTINUES OUR COVERAGE FROM A CAMPGROUND IN INDEPENDENCE RAVAGED BY FLOODING. VISITORS COME TO NEW RIVER CAMPGROUND AND CANOE TO CONNECT WITH MOTHER NATURE. BUT MOTHER NATURE HIT THIS AREA HARD, AND NOW, INSTEAD OF CAMPING, FOLKS ARE CLEANING. EARLY OCTOBER AT NEW RIVER CAMPGROUND IN CANOE IS USUALLY A PEACEFUL TIME. WE CLOSE OCTOBER FIRST, SO THEN THE CAMPGROUNDS USUALLY PRETTY SILENT AND THE LEAVES START TO FALL AND IT GETS REALLY PRETTY. BUT NOT THIS YEAR. OWNER STEPHANIE AND JESSE HETTY SAY DURING HALLOWEEN, THE NEW RIVER, NORMALLY THEIR FRIEND FOR TUBING AND KAYAKING, BECAME A FOE. THE FORCE OF THE FLOW OF THE RIVER WAS SO INTENSE THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU COULDN’T GET OUT IN IT. YOU COULDN’T DO ANYTHING. THE HETTY’S WALKED …