Swannanoa woman recounts story of survival [Video]

MISSING THIS AFTERNOON IN THE WAKE OF THIS DEVASTATION, COMMUNITIES ARE COMING TOGETHER AND WE’RE ALSO HEARING MORE INCREDIBLE STORIES OF SURVIVAL, AND WE HAVE TEAM COVERAGE TONIGHT, STARTING WITH CHRIS PETERSON. HE JOINS US NOW IN SWANNANOA. THIS IS BEACON VILLAGE, A NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE TOWN OF SWANNANOA, JUST OUTSIDE OF BLACK MOUNTAIN. THERE’S MUD AND DEBRIS EVERYWHERE YOU LOOK, AND YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE WATER LEVEL ROSE TO THE ROOFS ON THESE HOUSES. I DIDN’T SLEEP AT ALL THURSDAY NIGHT CHECKING THE UPDATES, TEZUKA SAYS SHE RECEIVED A MANDATORY EVACUATION ALERT ON HER PHONE AROUND 6:00 FRIDAY MORNING, BUT BY THEN IT WAS TOO LATE. IT WAS ALREADY A RIVER. OUR STREET WAS ALREADY IMPASSABLE, LIKE I, YOU KNOW, I KNOW NOT TO DRIVE OR WALK IN LIKE RUNNING WATER. SO WE JUST WE WERE TRAPPED. SHE SAYS SHE AND HER PARTNER TOOK WHATEVER FOOD THEY COULD …