Woman’s body swept away by Hurricane Helen floods found more than a month later

Rosa Andrade was one of six employees of Impact Plastics in Erwin, Tennessee, who died due to flooding from the storm.

The body of a woman swept away by Hurricane Helen more than a month ago has been found, a local NBC affiliate reports. VBIR reported.

Rosa Andrade, 29, was one of six employees who died after being trapped at the Impact Plastics plant in Erwin, Tennessee, by flooding on Sept. 27. She is survived by her husband and two children.

Andrade’s body was found along Interstate 26 on Wednesday, Oct. 30, and identified the next day, William Edwards, Unicoi County search and rescue team leader, said in a statement to CNN.

The biggest challenge in finding Andrade was combing through the piles of debris because some of it was more than 30 feet deep, Edwards said.

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Of the 11 factory workers during the flood, five were successfully rescued. Surviving workers claim that Impact Plastics employees were not allowed to leave the premises until the parking lot flooded and the power went out. Associated Press reported.

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Major flooding came from the nearby Nolichucky River, which flows near the plant and I-26. The river, which is usually about 2 feet deep, rose to 30 feet on the day of the flood. The AP reported that 1.4 million gallons of water flow downstream every second—twice as much as Niagara Falls.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is currently investigating the case. allegations against Impact Plasticsand the state’s workplace safety agency is also investigating the nature of the deaths.

Gerald O’Connor, owner of Impact Plastics, claims that “no employees were forced to continue working and were evacuated at least 45 minutes before massive flooding hit the industrial park,” the AP reported.

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In addition, family members and relatives of some of the workers killed in the flood are suing Impact Plastics. Relatives Johnny Petersonwho also died in the flood, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the company. The lawsuit alleges that the employees were not fired from their jobs, as O’Connor claimed, but were only ordered to move their cars while senior management left the premises.

Francisco Javier Guerrero, Andrade’s husband, last spoke to his wife while she was at the factory. She said goodbye to him and told him to look after the children, he told WBIR.

Andrade is one of more than 200 people killed in Hurricane Helen. All those missing in Unicoi County during the storm have now been found.