This story was updated on Monday, Sept. 30 at 10:46 a.m.
Helene entered Georgia as a Category 2 hurricane early Friday morning, bringing wind gusts as high as 100 mph and leaving streets and waterways flooded, nearly 1 million people without power and at least 25 people dead — including one first responder.
“One of our finest has lost his life trying to save others,” Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said at a Friday press conference. At a Monday press conference, he confirmed that the number of deaths from Helene had increased to 25.
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