Teenager Killed By A Fallen Tree In Upstate South Carolina
This is terrible news. North and South Carolina have been experiencing severe storms over the past couple of days. Most of us have been inconvenienced with power outages or damage to property. There is a family in South Carolina that is forever changed. A teenager was killed by a fallen tree in upstate South Carolina.
Let me just say on a personal level, I am so sorry for this family’s loss. Losing a child is the worst of the human experience. In Anderson, South Carolina a 15 year old boy arrived at the home of his grandparents while the storm was raging. The office of the Anderson County Coroner tells Channel 9 that the boy was struck and killed by a tree just as he was getting out of his car. Authorities tell WLOS in Asheville that Evan Christopher Kinley was declared dead at the scene. The cause of death was injuries similar to blunt force trauma. Oh how my heart aches to hear this.
More than 1.1 million homes and businesses were without power due to the storms. In Florence, Alabama news reports say a 28 year was struck and killed by lightning as the storms raged across the Southeastern part of the United States. To learn more about this story get all the details from our source Channel 9 in Charlotte.
