Mississippi Deploys 47 Law Enforcement Officers to Aid North Carolina Hurricane Recovery

JACKSON, MS – Governor Tate Reeves announced yesterday that he has approved the deployment of additional assets to help support the state of North Carolina as they continue response and recovery missions following Hurricane Helene. 

Law enforcement from the Mississippi Highway Patrol (22 members) and the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks (25 members) will deploy to North Carolina this week to assist with search and rescue missions and traffic control.  Fourteen missions have been deployed to five states affected by Hurricanes Helene and Milton; seven of which have demobilized and returned home. 

“Mississippi will continue assisting our fellow Americans in the wake of Hurricanes Helene and Milton,” said Governor Tate Reeves. “These 47 law enforcement officers will be another valuable asset in recovery efforts, and I thank them for stepping up to serve.”

North Carolina was severely impacted by Hurricane Helene during late September 2024, primarily in its western Appalachian region, causing over 100 reported deaths and significant destruction of infrastructure and residential areas across several settlements. After making landfall in the Big Bend region of Florida on September 27, the hurricane began to traverse over land across Georgia as a Category 2 hurricane and into the Appalachian mountain range as a Tropical Storm, depositing record-breaking amounts of rainfall across several settlements in western North Carolina, such as Asheville, Swannanoa, Chimney Rock, Montreat, Lake Lure, and several others.