Sam Perkins grew concerned on Saturday morning as he had not heard from his parents after Helene tore through the Florida coast.

Sam Perkins spent Saturday trudging through dangerous terrain to check on his parents, whose home was hit hard by Hurricane Helene.

"While hiking up 226A, I met multiple people trapped by devastation in both directions of the highway,” Sam Perkins shared.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (Gray News) – A man in North Carolina hiked 11 miles up a mountain to check on his parents after Hurricane Helene. Sam Perkins said his parents are in their 70s and live in a remote area about an hour outside of Asheville.

In a Facebook post shared on Sunday, Sept. 29, Sam Perkins, of Charlotte, wrote about not having heard from his parents in 48 hours as Helene wreaked havoc on his state — so far claiming at least 35 lives in Buncombe County, per ABC affiliate WLOS.

( NewsNation) — One man trekked 11 miles to check on his parents after Hurricane Helene ravaged North Carolina, and he didn’t hear from them for two days. Sam Perkins said on “ NewsNation Now ” that the situation in Ashville is “dire.”

It had been 48 hours since the winds and rains from Hurricane Helene ripped through western North Carolina and Sam Perkins still had not heard from his parents.