After assisting the recovery efforts in North Carolina following Hurricane Helene’s disaster, a charity fire from South Carolina was threatened with arrest. The event occurs as the Biden-Harris administration has declared a no-fly area for drones and private flights in the area.
Jordan Seidhom, who individuals with his brother at the Sandhills Volunteer Fire Department in Pageland, South Carolina, told , Queen City News , that he and his brother went to North Carolina to aid recovery efforts after seeing a blog about a stranded home in Banner Elk, North Carolina. Seidhom and his brother reported having conducted four recovery operations on Saturday after working with law enforcement and first firefighters.
Seidhom and his brother once more made the decision to assist with recovery operations in North Carolina on Sunday. A few was found trapped on a deteriorating side of the mountain by Seidhom in the Lake Lure place.
Seidhom told Queen City News,” I actually left my brother, navigator, on the side of the mountain. Because the helicopter was somewhat unstable, I did n’t want to put any more weight on top to pull it back. But, I left my child with the other survivor. And I was going to really sit down with one person at the time.
Seidhom claimed a Lake Lure national had told him to leave the area after getting in a parking lot. The male victim’s husband, along with his son, were also stranded on the mountain, Seidhom therefore explained.
In response, the national told Seidhom that he could not get back up the mountain. Seidhom was told to report to a local airports and wait for the Federal Aviation Administration when asked for a reason as to why the standard was stopping the rescue operation.
When Seidhom once said he would be going up for his navigator, the national threatened,” If you turn around and go back up the mountain, you’re going to be arrested”. In response, Seidhom said,” Well, sir, I’m going back to get my copilot, I do n’t know what to tell you”. The fire national was joined by two soldiers and threatened to arrest him a second day after Seidhom refused to listen to him.
Seidhom eventually got his son back from the hills and flew back to his aircraft. He claimed that he could not carry the additional victim who had been trapped on the mountain, but he also claimed to have told Queen City News.
Eventually, the volunteer firefighter pointed out that a temporary flight restriction was placed in place for the Lake Lure space after he was threatened with arrest and had formerly carried out rescue missions there.
The Federal Aviation Administration has set up numerous no-fly areas throughout North Carolina, according to The Post Millennial.