South Carolina storm-related death toll up to 48; Spartanburg County rises to nine

The death toll from Hurricane Helene has risen to 48 people statewide today.

The South Carolina Department of Public Safety confirmed Saturday there are 48 storm-related deaths.

There have been seven deaths in Greenville County and five deaths in Anderson County. One more death has been confirmed in Spartanburg County, bringing the total to nine deaths.

According to Spartanburg County Coroner Rusty Clevenger, the ninth victim of the storm was Lester A. Brown, Jr., 79, of Wellford, who died Oct. 2 from injuries following a two-car crash caused by a tree falling on Highway 292 near Inman on Sept. 27.

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Additionally, there have been 10 deaths in Aiken County, two deaths in Chester County, one death in Chesterfield County, one death in Greenwood County, three deaths in Laurens County, five deaths in Newberry County, one death in Richland County, three deaths in Saluda County, and one death in York County.

Samantha Swann covers city news, development and culture in Spartanburg. She is a University of South Carolina Upstate and Greenville Technical College alumna. Contact her at sswann@shj.com or on Instagram at @sam_on_spartanburg.

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