5 storm-related deaths reported in Spartanburg Co.

SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) – Five deaths related to Tropical Storm Helene were reported Friday morning in Spartanburg County.

The Spartanburg County Coroner’s Office said the deaths were at five separate locations in the county.

At Rainbow Circle in Inman, a tree fell on a woman’s house while she was inside. The coroner’s office identified this woman as Annamarie Smith.

Two people died when a tree fell on two people riding in a golf cart. The coroner’s office did not share where the deaths occurred.

About a mile and a half away, the coroner said a man was attempting to go across water that had taken over the road. A swift water rescue team was able to recover the body.

The coroner’s office initially reported that one person died when a tree fell on a home in the western part of the county, but officials specified that the person’s death was not storm-related.

A man died due to the storm, but officials did not share his identity or cause of death.

We will update this story as more information becomes available.

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